Rampaging tusker poisoned to death in Jharkhand

Times of India

26 Jan 2009
RANCHI: Villagers poisoned a wild tusker to death in Khuti district of Jharkhand after it wreaked havoc on their standing crop and houses, said a forest official Sunday.

"Primary investigations reveal that the wild elephant was poisoned Friday. We have taken the elephant's body in our possession," the forest department official said. According to him, "the wild tusker had wreaked havoc in Torpa area of Khuti district."

The elephant was found dead Saturday in Torpa block, around 90 km from Ranchi. Primary investigations suggest the elephant was poisoned.

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