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Published – August 26, 2026 08:00 pm IST – GUWAHATI
A 16-year-old male elephant in Assam has undergone a critical dental procedure five months after poachers hacked off its tusks near their roots.
Mangal Singh, a captive elephant in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh district, was left with life-threatening injuries and exposed pulp cavities when poachers sawed off both its tusks in April. The incident had sparked outrage and raised concerns about the security of privately owned elephants.
Owned by an individual in Margherita town, Mangal Singh has received treatment over the past few months. “Local veterinarians with experience of handling elephants were taking his care, but the exposed pulp cavity required closure in both tusks, which was possible only with specialised partial pulpotomy,” Rohini Kumar Das, the Division Forest Officer at Digboi, said.
A team of experts initiated the pulpotomy in the Dhulijan forest area of Digboi Forest Division’s Lakhipathar on Wednesday (August 26, 2026). “The team will be ensuring post-operative care for the next seven days,” he said.
