HT Correspondent
NAGAON, June 1: Ravi Deori, an orphan hailing from Morigaon district was trampled to death in Kondali area under Kathiatoli forest range by a herd of wild elephants last night.
The orphan has been staying at Rangolu based Water Fly orphanage, ran by Gram Vikas Parishad, a leading NGO of the district for long.
The body of the deceased orphan was recovered by local police as well as forest personnel from Kathiatoli forest range on Saturday and sent to Nagaon BP Civil Hospital for autopsy, sources added.
Sources claimed that the deceased orphan along with another orphan identified as Biki Nagvanshi fled from the orphanage last evening. Later at night, Biki Nagvanshi was rescued by some locals and handed him over to local police and the information regarding the death of Ravi Deori came into light, sources said, adding that police along with forest personnel rushed to the spot this morning and recovered the mortal remains of the victim orphan.
