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Two adult male elephant carcasses, electrocuted to death were found in a tea garden in Karbi Anglong district on Monday.

The incident took place at Dhansiri tea garden, about 25 km from Bokajan town, under Borpathar police station.

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โ€œBoth the elephants were adult males. Preliminary investigations suggest the trunks of the elephants touched the live wire while passing through the tea garden. They were killed on the spot,โ€ said a forest officer in Karbi Anglong, reported TOI.

Members of the forest staff informed the elephants had strayed into the tea garden in search of food and came in contact with a high voltage electric wire while they were returning to the forest.

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