An elephant bashed a boy to death at the Bangladesh National Zoo in Mirpur, Dhaka around 10:30am on Eid day on Thursday, the Eid day.
Deceased Zahid, 17, is the son of the national zoo’s mahout Azad Ali. The victim illegally entered the cage of the elephant with his father.
“Many people were visiting the zoo as part of their Eid celebrations. The boy was with his father, the elephant handler, as they
were showing off tricks like playing football,” said Jashim Uddin Molla, deputy commissioner of the Mirpur Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.“Suddenly, one of the elephants picked up the boy with its trunk and slammed him to the ground.”
The boy was rushed to the hospital, where a doctor on duty declared him dead, the police official said.
