Elephant electrocuted in Jorhat

Jorhat: A two-year-old male elephant was electrocuted at Borkhelia village in the Meleng area in Jorhat district after it came in contact with an electric wire in a paddy field on Wednesday night.

Jorhat range officer Deepak Dutta said officials rushed to the spot after getting information about the incident, along with three veterinarians, carried out the post-mortem and cremated the jumbo on Thursday.

Dutta told The Telegraph that an inquiry was being conducted. The area surrounding Barkhelia village is an elephant corridor. The elephant had strayed from a 50-member herd that moves along the Brahmaputra, he added.

Wild elephants have been wreaking havoc at Barkhelia, Purani Meleng, Pakhimara, Amlokhisiga, Bezarsiga, Sumani chapori, Mala gaon, Dhekiahuwa and Dharigaon, in Jorhat district over the past few days.

Another wild elephant was electrocuted at Katanibari tea estate, Mariani, on August 25.

A forest official said, "A herd of 50 wild elephants has been creating havoc in Meleng and Janjinukh. The elephants come out from the sar areas in search of food."

A local resident, Uttam Sharma, said, "We have been passing sleepless nights for fear of elephant attacks."

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