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Electric trap set up for 1km along foothills of Garo Hills to kill elephants

Vast paddy fields lie along the edge of the forests of the Garo Hills. Before dusk, a herd of elephants came out of the forest and descended into those fields. A few hundred metres away, more than a hundred people watched in anticipation. One elephant at the front of the herd moved ahead, leaving the others behind as it advanced through the paddy field. After covering some distance, it became entangled in an electrified wire laid inside the field and collapsed to the ground. As the injured el...

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Nalitabari, Sherpur, Mymensingh
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Electric trap set up for 1km along foothills of Garo Hills to kill elephants Vast paddy fields lie along the edge of the forests of the Garo Hills. Before dusk, a herd of elephants came out of the forest and descended into those fields. A few hundred metres away, more than a hundred people watched in anticipation. One elephant at the front of the herd moved ahead, leaving the others behind as it advanced through the paddy field. After covering some distance, it became entangled in an electrified wire laid inside the field and collapsed to the ground. As the injured eleph Source: Prothom Alo English https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/ewmj6qp3wx

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