Three employees of Forest and Environment departments were arrested by Crime Branch police on Saturday in connection with the electrocution of seven elephants in Odisha's Dhenkanal district recently.
The jumbos had died after coming in contact with a live high voltage wire near Kamalanga village under the Sadar Forest Range on October 27.
Those arrested are Junior Engineer of Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU), Sanjay Mohanty, forester of Meramandali section Pravakar Rana and forest guard of Meramandali forest beat house Girish Chandra Dehury, a senior police official said.
While Mohanty had earlier been dismissed from service, Rana and Dehury were placed under suspension in connection with the incident.
The Crime Branch of police has been investigating into the incident after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on October 28 issued an order in this regard. The chief minister has also ordered for appropriate action in case of any criminal negligence,
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