Two children were trampled to death by a wild elephant in Jamaguri of Sonitpur district in Assam.
The incident occurred on the intervening night of Wednesday at around 2 am.
As per reports, the elephant suspected to come out of the Nameri forest area entered a nearby village and destroyed the hut where both siblings were sleeping.
The siblings have been identified as one seven-year-old Istifan Sal and nine-year-old Karmela Sal.
The brothers were declared dead after being brought to Jamuguri hospital.