The decomposed carcass of the tusker was recovered by the forest officials yesterday, said the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Ghumusar South, B K Acharya.
An official said livewires were laid on Wednesday for poaching animals such as wild boar and spotted deer.
The elephant got entangled in the livewires and died on the spot, the official said.
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