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Carcass of wild elephant found in Assam

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Press Trust of India Tezpur(Assam)

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The carcass of a wild elephant with its tusk chopped off, allegedly killed by miscreants, has been recovered from Behali reserve forest in Assam's Biswanath district, a Forest official said today.

The carcass was found yesterday evening along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, Divisional Forest Officer Rajen Choudhury said.

The miscreants allegedly killed the wild elephant and chopped off its tusk, nail and tongue.

A team of Aranya Surakhya samiti personnel found the carcass and informed the forest office.

Choudhury said investigations are on and efforts are being made to nab the miscreants.

A team of doctor will conduct the postmortem, he added.
 

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First Published: Feb 10 2018 | 5:05 PM IST

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