Doomdooma, Sept. 8 -- A 39-year-old man was allegedly killed in a wild elephant attack on Monday evening along the Sidha Pul-Lakhipathar link road near Gorbasti under the Lakhipathar Range of the Digboi Forest Division in Assam's Tinsukia district, triggering protests demanding urgent measures to address recurring human-elephant conflict.

The deceased, Umakanta Moran, was from Mamoroni village. Angry residents placed his body on National Highway-315 and blocked the road, demanding immediate action to prevent further elephant attacks.

"We have been living with the threat of elephants for decades. Human lives cannot continue to be lost like this. The authorities must find a permanent solution instead of responding only after a death," pro...