Guwahati, Aug. 20 -- A wild elephant was brutally attacked with spears in Assam's Goalpara district on Tuesday, (August 19), in a suspected poaching attempt by suspected poachers.

The elephant was seen limping, with a spear deeply embedded in one of its legs, as it struggled to run.

According to Tejas Mariswamy, the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Goalpara, the injured elephant was first sighted by the forest staff in the Rangjuli range.

"It is difficult to pinpoint the exact location of the attack, but the wounded elephant was first spotted in the Rangjuli range, where it was seen limping," Mariswamy told Northeast Now.

Mariswamy confirmed that the elephant is still limping and the forest department is working to separate it from ...