Bodies Of 2 Elephants Recovered In Assam Forests, Electrocution Suspected

Villagers from Pakharapara and nearby areas under the Singra Range Office in Boko found the bodies in a paddy field and later informed the state forest department.

Bodies of two wild elephants were recovered in two different places under the West Kamrup Divisional Forest area. Villagers from Pakharapara and nearby areas under the Singra Range Office in Boko found the bodies in a paddy field and later informed the state forest department.

"I got information about the body of an elephant in the Mouman reserve forest area. Therefore we immediately reached the incident site. The elephant was a male sub-adult and under 10 years old," Ranger Hazarika said.

"Until now, we don't know the cause of the elephant's death. We called the state veterinary doctor for a post-mortem report and after the reports, we could determine the cause of the death," he added.