Elephant's Tusks, Trunk, Tail Chopped Off In Assam

But when NDTV spoke to state Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain, he described it as a case of fighting between two male elephants.

Eyewitnesses say the elephant was poached. Video footage available with NDTV shows the animal is in extreme pain, with its bleeding trunk and tusks gone.

A medical team has been sent. Forest officials have reached the site and treatment has started. An enquiry headed by the Chief Conservator of Forest will be submitted in 24 hours. Read the full report here.

Source: by Kishalay Bhattacharjee, NDTV, Guwahati.