Guwahati: A wild elephant was electrocuted to death after coming into contact with a high-voltage electricity line in Assam’s Udalguri district on Monday morning.
The incident took place near the India-Bhutan border in Hatigarh.
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The elephant had wandered out of the forest area in search of food.
This is the fourth elephant to be electrocuted in Assam in the past month.
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Three elephants were killed after coming into contact with high-voltage electricity lines on the outskirts of Guwahati earlier this month.
The forest department has initiated an investigation into the death of the jumbo.