Elephant dies of electrocution in Odisha’s Dhenkanal

Dhenkanal, January 2
A male elephant died of electrocution after coming in contact with a live electric wire near a forest in Dhenkanal district, officials said.

The jumbo, aged around 35, was found dead on Wednesday near Dudurkote forest under the jurisdiction of Hindol forest range in the district, Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) Jitendranath Das said.

The carcass was spotted by locals and they informed forest officials, Das said, adding that the elephant came in contact with a live electric wire, suspected to have been laid by some miscreants, to kill wild boars.

An investigation had been initiated and post-mortem examination was being conducted on the carcass, Das said.

Efforts are on to identify the miscreants who had laid the electric wire, police said.

In October 2018, seven wild elephants had died of electrocution after coming in contact with a sagging power line near Kamalanga village in the same district. PTI

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