According to the information, the wild elephant's leg got entangled in the high-tension election wire which was dangling at a much low height. The elephant was walking up when it came in contact with the electrical wire and died. Local residents spotted the body this morning. Later, they alerted forest department officials about the incident.
The carcass has been seized for post-mortem.
It may be noted that the state has also reported the death of 784 elephants in the past 10 years. While 82 jumbos died in 2012-13, the figure was 86 in 2015-16, 93 in 2018-19 and 86 in 2021-22.
During the period, the Odisha government conducted investigations into 39 elephant deaths and charge sheets against 50 people were filed. However, not a single accused has been convicted in these cases, so far, informed State Minister for Forest, Environment and Climate Change, Pradip Amat in Assembly.
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