Doomdooma, April 20 -- Pushpadhar Gohain, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Assam's Doomdooma Forest Division, confirmed on Monday that an enquiry committee has been constituted to investigate the death of the baby elephant.

The panel will be headed by Kabyasree Bora, Saikhowa Range Officer.

"News has been circulating that an elephant died due to carelessness of the Forest Department and Wildlife SOS. Actually, Wildlife SOS is an NGO from Uttar Pradesh that treats domestic elephants free of cost at many places in Assam with permission from the owners," Gohain told Northeast Now.

He added that due to inclement weather, veterinary doctors were initially unavailable, but officials from the department, along with veterinarians, have now r...