Adult tusker electrocuted

An adult tusker was electrocuted today after being entangled in live electric wires in Odisha's Dhenkanal district, Forest department officials said here.
The tusker, aged about 30, was grazing in a paddy field at Alusingh under Hindol forest range when it came in contact with a live wire, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Dhenkanal, Pradipta Kumar Sahu said.
The live wire was allegedly illegally drawn from a low transmission line in the paddy field for domestic use, he said.
A post-mortem was conducted by a vet and the dead elephant was buried on the spot, the DFO said, adding a complaint would be filed against the local officials of Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU) for alleged neglect causing the death of the jumbo.