Elephant spotted with tractor tyre stuck around neck in Assam, rescued after hours

A wild elephant in Assam’s Golaghat district was spotted with a tractor tyre stuck around its neck before the animal was rescued by the forest department after hours of effort.

The elephant was seen walking through a tea garden in Bokial, Numaligarh, while searching for food, in a video that has gone viral on social media.

Local residents suspected that the tyre had got caught around its neck while the elephant was moving through the area.

The sight raised concerns about the elephant’s safety, particularly as the heavy tyre could have restricted its movement and caused injuries.

The Assam Forest Department’s frontline team later managed to remove the tyre and free the elephant after hours of painstaking effort.

Meanwhile, IAS officer Supriya Sahu also shared the development on X, calling the rescue “a relief” and highlighting the risks posed by discarded waste and abandoned items in areas frequented by wildlife.

“The incident also spotlights how discarded waste and abandoned items in and around forest areas can turn deadly for wildlife,” Sahu wrote, while praising the rescuers.The wild elephant in Assam’s Golaghat district is finally free from the heavy tractor tyre trapped around its neck. After hours of painstaking effort, the frontline team of the Assam Forest Department successfully removed it. What a relief, but the incident also soptlights how pic.twitter.com/AwSy3xcl1q— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) September 11, 2026The successful intervention came after the elephant had been spotted moving through the tea garden with the tyre around its neck. The animal was eventually freed, ending what could have become a potentially dangerous situation for the wild elephant.- Ends(With inputs from Purna Bikash Bora)Published By: Raya GhoshPublished On: Sep 11, 2026 08:59 IST