In a video that has been viewed more than 180,000 times, an elephant tramples people to death

On Sunday, a man was trampled to death by an elephant in India. The incident was photographed by local wildlife officials and shared on social media, prompting many commentators to blame a group of people for provoking the animals.

According to local media reports, Sunday’s attack took place on the Morongji tea plantation in Assam, India. Assam Tribune. The event was captured by the video and shared to Twitter On the second day, it was introduced by Parveen Kaswan, an officer of the Indian Forest Service. In his tweet, he said: “A person has lost his life. I don’t know who to blame.” Warning: Some viewers may find these scenes disturbing.

The video showed a group of elephants crossing the highway outside the forest reserve, while the crowd gathered on the side of the road. As the elephants passed by, some people in the crowd could be heard yelling at the elephant while car horns sounded in the background. Halfway through the video, a small group of people tried to charge the elephant. A man waved a yellow flag at the elephant for unknown reasons.

In the end, a big elephant rushed out of the herd and rushed towards the crowd. When a man tried to escape from the elephant, he fell and the elephant stepped on him several times before returning to the herd.

The victim was identified as 45-year-old Pachkal Mura. He was rushed to a nearby hospital; however, later that night, he died from his injuries.

The video received more than 180,000 views and nearly 10,000 likes on Twitter. The reviewer was shocked by this video. In response to Kaswan’s tweet, many people believed that the responsibility rests solely with the crowd, and commentators believed that they angered the elephants.

“It’s miserable… They should have knelt down calmly, paid tribute to the magnificent creature, and let them pass on [the] Jungle,” one commenter said. “On the contrary, they are rioting and causing serious damage, resulting in the loss of precious lives. It’s too wasteful and too terrible. The collective blame is on the crowd. “

Another netizen wrote on Twitter: “Obviously, who should be blamed, the elephants are considering their own affairs, and everyone is provoking them.”

Journalist Janani Sampath Veeravalli replied: “Humans…I want to know why life and makes life so difficult.”

Recent data Data from the United Environment Department shows that between 2014 and 2019, more than 2,300 people were killed by elephants in India. The Ministry’s data also shows that there are more than 500 people and 100 elephants in India each year due to human-elephant conflicts.

Many reports pointed out that due to the loss of natural habitat, elephants are forced to travel to densely populated areas, sometimes leading to fatal conflicts.