Jalpaiguri: A 56-year-old woman was gored to death by a gaur while she was collecting grass for cattle on the Bamandanga-Tondu tea estate in the Nagrakata block of Jalpaiguri district on Friday afternoon. Sabitri Kawar, a resident of Model Village in the tea garden, had gone to collect grass for cattle, along with some other women in the neighbourhood. ADVERTISEMENTWhile the women were busy cutting grass, a gaur (Indian bison) from the neighbouring Diana charged at them. The staff of the Diana forest range and police officers arrived at the scene. He was taken to Jirangacha Hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, police added.

Source: The Telegraph February 07, 2026 04:55 UTC