Bokaro (Jharkhand), Jan 24 (PTI) An elephant died after falling into a deep well in Jharkhand's Bokaro district, a forest official said on Friday.

The incident took place at Gopo village under Mahuatand police station area on Thursday night, the official added.

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"The sub-adult elephant seemed to have strayed from its herd and accidentally fell into the well," Bokaro divisional forest officer (DFO) Rajnish Kumar told PTI.

A local panchayat head, Tejlal Mahato, said the elephant entered the village at night to eat crops and fell into the well.

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"It fell into the well and died. Local villagers saw it in the morning and informed forest officials," he said.

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