Guwahati, July 12 -- The death of a 65-year-old man in a wild elephant attack in Nalbari district has raised questions over the Assam Forest Department's monitoring of radio-collared elephants.

On July 8, a wild elephant attacked four people who had gone to the bank of the Padladiya river near Katahkuchi for the cremation of a deceased person. One of them, Anna Kalita (65), was killed, while three others escaped by jumping into the river.

The incident occurred in the home district of Environment and Forest Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah.

RTI activist Dilip Nath said an elephant from the herd had earlier been fitted with a radio collar, an electronic tracking device used to monitor movement.

"The radio collar was fitted around the elepha...