Udhagamandalam (TN), Sept 22 (PTI) A five-year-old male elephant was found electrocuted in a private farm land in Gudalur in Nilgiris district on Thursday.

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The villagers noticed the carcass and informed the forest department officials, who rushed to the spot, some 70 km from here.

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The elephant came into contact with a live wire put up as fence in the farmland.

The forest department along with Electricity Board officials are carrying out an inquiry, officials said.

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