An elephant died of electrocution after coming in contact with an electric wire in Assam’s Morigaon district on Saturday night, the officials informed.

The incident took place in a paddy field in the Daponibori area near Dharamtul in the central Assam district.

The jumbo was killed after coming in contact with a live electric wire.

According to the reports, local villagers on Sunday morning spotted the dead elephant in the paddy field and immediately informed local forest officials.

Dharamtul Deputy Forest Range Officer Mishra Deuri said that a herd of wild elephants came into the area searching for food last night.

“Generally, wild elephants come out from our forest reserve. The elephant aged around 35 years might have rubbed its body on an electric pole and came in contact with the live electric wire. The elephant died due to electrocution,” the forest official said.

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