Elephant dies of electrocution in Karnataka By IANS | 2 Views
Chamaajnagar : , July 16 (IANS) A 40-year-old female elephant died of electrocution at Alathuru village, in Gundlupet taluk, Chamarajanagar district, on Thursday. According to the Forest Department, the wild elephant died when it tried to enter a local farmer Jagannath's field that had sown groundnuts. The official said that the farmer had illegally supplied power to the fence to prevent the wild boars from straying into his field and destroying his crop. "This female elephant that came in contact with this live wire and died of electrocution," the official told reporters. The village comes under Omkar forest range, within Bandipur Tiger Reserve limits. The Forest department officers have visited the spot and booked a case against the landowner, who is absconding after news of elephant's death spread.