India: Tea garden horror as elephant charges youths, woman falls directly in front of giant, narrowly escapes.
Oct 2, 2026
A tense human-elephant conflict unfolded in a tea garden. A wild elephant chasing a dog fell suddenly. Several youths escaped its charge. A woman fleeing the scene fell before the elephant but narrowly survived. The incident took place at Letekujan Tea Estate, in Numaligarh, in the Golaghat district of northeastern India's Assam, at around 16:30 IST on October 1. Visuals show that a wild elephant can be seen chasing several youths through a tea garden. While fleeing, a woman falls to the ground and narrowly escapes being trampled by the elephant. According to reports, a tense human-elephant conflict unfolded at Letekujan Tea Garden in Numaligarh. A wild elephant chasing a dog suddenly fell to the ground. The dramatic moment was captured on camera. Meanwhile, several youths narrowly escaped when the elephant charged towards them. During the frantic rush to safety, a young woman fell directly in front of the approaching elephant. She managed to escape being trampled. The incident has once again drawn attention to growing human-elephant conflict in the region. The encounter highlights the risks faced by residents and workers in areas where wild elephants frequently move through human settlements and tea gardens. Restriction:Not Distributable in Germany.
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