Chhattisgarh: Wild elephant died due to electrocution in Jashpur
A wild elephant was found dead on Tuesday morning after it was electrocuted in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh, officials said.
“The elephant came into the village smelling the stock of rice in a warehouse, kept under Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) and ransacked it before coming in contact with a live wire supplying electricity to a sub health centre,” said Shrikrishna Jadhav, a forest official. The incident took place in Amdiha village under Tapkara forest range of the district.
Forest officials have said that separate herds of over 50 elephants have been roaming in forests of Pathalgaon, Tapkara and Kunkuri areas of Jashpur district for the last couple of days.
