Three elephants found dead in Assam

The carcass of a wild elephant with its trunk, tail and tusk removed, was recovered from a reserve forest in Assam's Kamrup (Metro) district today, forest officials said.

An adult male elephant was electrocuted when it touched a 440 KV electric wire in Bhimorali area in Kopili forest range in Nagaon district while it was crossing the road with a herd of tuskers yesterday.

In another incident, an elephant was found dead at Thulungiar in Udalguri near the Indo-Bhutan border yesterday and it was suspected to have died due to old age.

Meanwhile, a woman was trampled to death by an elephant last night at Sonaikuchi hill in Morigaon district.