A wild elephant died from electrocution on the Rania-Sode main road in Jharkhand’s Khunti district this Thursday morning.
Villagers found the adult carcass hidden in roadside bushes near Balika Middle School in Tetari village.
The elephant crossed the Koel River and touched dangling 11,000-volt transmission lines while approaching the village.
Local residents quickly alerted forest officials and police personnel about the tragic animal death.
Authorities arrived swiftly at the scene to launch a formal investigation into the fatal incident.
Acting Forester Sumit Topno confirmed that low-hanging power lines caused the immediate electrocution.
Topno stated that officials await post-mortem results to officially confirm the exact cause of death.
Authorities plan to register an official FIR to investigate the dangerous infrastructure failure thoroughly.
This tragedy highlights a recurring crisis of elephant electrocutions across various districts in Jharkhand.
Previous incidents include fatal power line encounters in Latehar, Chandil, and Chaibasa earlier this year.
Unsafe electrical wires and farmer-installed perimeter barriers continue claiming wildlife and human lives alike.
This latest electrocution exposes severe negligence regarding electrical maintenance and public safety in the region.
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