Assam tea garden worker killed, and four others injured, by elephant
Summary
Date Reported: 4 Mar 2023
Location: India
Companies
Hatigaon Tea Estate - SupplierAffected
Total individuals affected: 5
Workers: ( 5 - Location unknown , Tea , Gender not reported )Issues
Deaths , InjuriesResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRRC
Story containing response: (Find out more)
Action taken: Hatigaon supplies to Unilever, according to Unilever's most recently available supplier list. Lipton (formerly ekaterra) took over most of Unilever's tea business in 2022. Both companies responded to a request for comment from the Resource Centre. Lipton stated that it does not source tea from Hatigaon.
Source type: News outlet
"Assam: Tea garden worker killed in elephant attack in Nagaon"
A man working in a tea garden in the Kaliabor area in Central Assam‘s Nagaon district was killed and four others were seriously injured in an elephant attack on Saturday.
The incident took place at the Hatigaon tea estate in Kaliabor, where the workers were resting after a long day’s work, police said.
Suddenly, the elephant attacked them from behind, according to locals.
The deceased has been identified as Laxman Minj while the four injured people are Prakash Ekka, Pratap Ekka, Dhiraj Tirki, and Shani Kerketa.
The injured workers were taken to the hospital for treatment while forest officials rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation.
The elephant as per reports had strayed inside the tea estate in search of food.