Elephants run amok, kill 8

The two elephants then crossed over to Kolasib district in Mizoram and after destroying some houses killed a man. 8220;They entered into our territory in the evening, trampled a person to death and destroyed several houses, following which we alerted the Forest Department, which declared them as rogues and fit for killing,8221; Kolasib Deputy Commissioner Dawngliana said. He said the elephants were shot dead by the Mizoram Armed Police around 4 am on Wednesday about 15 km from Vairangte town.

Sahabuddin and Rukunuddin who own the elephants are now on the run to evade arrest.