Elephants break into Assam shop, consume notes worth ₹26,000
Elephants broke into a shop in Sonitpur, Assam and consumed nearly ₹26,000 in ₹2,000 and ₹500 denominations on Monday, shopowner Rajendra Duggal claimed. There was ₹40,000 in the cash box but the elephants did not consume the ₹50 and ₹10 notes, Duggal added. "Besides damaging two houses and the shop, the elephants ingested some cash," a forest officer said.