One person killed and the killer Bison dies
Bua Bhatt
Jalpaiguri
Feb 18: An adult bison along with two others strayed out of the Totopara forest,
entered Mogolkata Tea Estate in Banarhat while one of them killed a resident
before forest officials could dart them away into the forest early Monday
morning. Later the officials could drive back two of the bisons successfully
into the forest but the killer had to be tranquilized before taking it to the
forest. The killer bison however could not resist the sedative and breathe its
last in the forest said the forest department.
The
three adults had come out from the jungle around 8 a.m. this morning. The tea
garden workers spotted the trio at Mogolkata. Soon the foresters arrived at the
spot around 9 a.m. An official said that they tried to disperse the mob
continuously so that the bisons could move into the jungle but given the crowds
ignorance to move away it became tough for them to disperse the mob.
After
intense effort, the forest officials were successful in chasing them back to
the forest. But the other one started chasing the mob. In the race Suresh Oraon
(30) stumbled and fell down while trying to run and the angry animal tossed him
with its horn before the officials could rescue him. Oraon was rushed to a
local hospital and later to Jalpaiguri
District Hospital
“Every
effort to drive the animal back failed due to the huge presence of gatherings
in the area. The animal kept on chasing them while people started to pelt
stones. In the process many got injured,” said and official.
The
officials observing that it was impossible to control the bison tranquilized it
but it could not endure the sedative and died in the jungle. “We were left with
no alternative to dart the animal. It was in an aggressive mood. We had to
tranquilize it before it attacked many more,” said a senior forest officer.
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