Elephant dies of electrocution in Jharkhand’s Khunti

Ranchi: An elephant was electrocuted to death in Jharkhand’s Khunti district in the early hours of Thursday after it came into contact with a live electric wire, a forest department official said.

The incident took place at Tetri village after the single-tusk elephant brushed against the live wire of 11,000 volts, he said.

“The jumbo was moving from the direction of the Koel River towards Tetari village when it came into contact with a low-hanging electric wire and died,” Khunti Divisional Forest Officer Dileep Kumar Yadav told PTI.

“Earlier, villagers had complained about the low-hanging wire, which had been repaired by the electricity department. But, it happened again,” he said.

Sunit Topno, the in-charge of Girga forest, said a team of veterinarians will reach the spot for post-mortem examination of the elephant.

“A burn mark has also been spotted on the back of the elephant, aged around 25 years,” he said.