Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Foresters Rescue Elderly Tea Garden Woman Near Elephant Herd
Sukhmani Oraon, who is 70, was walking home from an acquaintance’s place on Thursday evening.
It was dark, and she lost her way.
She walked into an area near a forest where wild elephants were present.
A team of foresters was going to check on the elephants.
They saw her in their vehicle’s headlights around 12:30 a.m.
Friday.
The foresters stopped and learned that she was lost and tired.
They brought her home safely.
Then they drove the elephants back into the forest.
A 70-year-old woman from Mujnai tea estate lost her way while returning home on Thursday evening.
She wandered into Chhekamari, near the Dhumchi forest area, where a herd of wild elephants had arrived.
Foresters spotted her around 12:30 a.m. Friday as she walked alone in the darkness toward the herd.
The team took her home in their vehicle after realizing she was lost and unaware of the danger.
After the rescue, the forest team drove the elephant herd back into the forest.
- Who
- Sukhmani Oraon, a 70-year-old resident of Mujnai tea estate, and a team of foresters.
- What
- Foresters rescued Oraon after she lost her way and wandered near a herd of wild elephants.
- When
- She set out Thursday evening and was spotted around 12:30 a.m. Friday.
- Where
- Chhekamari, near the Dhumchi forest area in Alipurduar district.
- Why
- She lost her way in the darkness and unknowingly entered an area frequented by wild elephants.
- Woman rescued
- Sukhmani Oraon, age 70
- Home
- Mujnai tea estate
- Location of rescue
- Chhekamari, near the Dhumchi forest area
- District
- Alipurduar
- Time spotted
- Around 12:30 a.m. Friday
- Outcome
- Foresters took Oraon home and drove the elephant herd back into the forest.