Latest News | Elephant Found Dead in Jharkhand's Latehar District
Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. An elephant carcass was found near a village in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Tuesday, forest officials said.
Latehar (Jharkhand), Jul 14 (PTI) An elephant carcass was found near a village in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Tuesday, forest officials said.
The carcass was spotted near Murkuti village under the jurisdiction of Barwadih police station of the district, they said.
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The jumbo died on Monday night, Regional Director of Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR), Y K Das, said.
A former member of the National Wildlife Board, D S Srivastav, said the elephant was possibly electrocuted to death after it came in contact with live electrical wires. PTI
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