Alipurduar, 18th August: Residents of the tea estate and forest settlement areas in Kalchini are suffering due to repeated wild elephant attacks.
On Saturday night, a wild elephant invaded the Shramik Mohalla of Mechpara Tea Estate. Initially, it attacked four houses and a shop along the paved road of the tea estate. Later, it proceeded to damage three more houses down the road.
Residents reported that wild elephant invasion have become frequent in the area leaving them in a constant state of fear.