Reported by, May 12 -- Laxman Sharma

DIGBOI : Two separate but disturbing elephant-related incidents in Tinsukia district-one involving the death of a calf and another involving tusk mutilation earlier in mid-April remain unresolved, raising growing concerns over the effectiveness of forest department response and ground-level action.

The cases include the death of a 13-month old elephant calf, Lakhmini, in Kumsang Reserved Forest on April 18, and the hacking of tusks of an eight-year old elephant in the Digboi division on April 12.

Both incidents have sparked serious questions about the pace of investigation and follow-up enforcement on the ground.

The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Assam, has ordered an inquiry i...