Bhanjanagar: There is no let-up in elephant deaths in North Ghumusar forest division here in Ganjam district as another tusker was found ‘electrocuted’, Wednesday night. Locals informed the forest officials about the carcass of a tusker lying in a jungle on Manpur Baradanda roadside under Tarsingh forest range. Forest officials rushed to the spot and conducted an investigation.
A veterinarian conducted a post-mortem of the carcass. Preliminary inquiries indicated that the tusker might have died due to electrocution. But the actual reason behind the animal’s death can be ascertained after the post-mortem report comes.
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