Man arrested for elephant death

The man, Santosh Nayak, of Lendhei village in Tarsingi area, was arrested yesterday by forest personnel, while two others were absconding, Divisional forest officer, Ghumusar (North) K C Mishra said.

"The man confessed that they had laid the electric wires to kill wild boar," the DFO said.

The 35-year-old female elephant and its calf were found electrocuted in Kanakhai jungle under Khallikote forest range.