Guwahati, Aug. 2 -- A wild elephant killed a man in Arunachal Pradesh's Thalot village on July 31, marking the third fatal elephant attack in the state within a month.

Officials identified the victim as Jatphok Sawin, who was attacked by the elephant between 9 and 10 pm.

This tragic event highlights the growing human-elephant conflict in the region. Earlier, on July 9, a wild elephant trampled former Khonsa North MLA Kapchen Rajkumar to death during his morning walk near Namsang and Deomali.

On July 28, a wild elephant attacked and killed Dhiren Tati, a 46-year-old tea garden worker, at his home in Aghuripather.

After the latest attack, Chimoy Simai, Chief Conservator of Forests in Deomali, visited Thalot village on Friday. He acknowl...