Elephant carcass found in Odisha village; food poisoning suspected

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jan 12, 2015 at 1:28 AM

Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Rourkela, January 11:

The carcass of a male elephant calf was found near Sanpatrapalli village in Odisha’s Sundargarh district on Sunday, according to Forest department officials.

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Locals spotted the carcass of a four-year old elephant lying in a vegetable field and informed Forest department officials, said DFO, Sundargarh, Arjun Behera. “The carcass has been sent for post-mortem to ascertain the reason behind its death,” he said.

“We suspect it could have died of food poisoning as its tusks are intact”, said the DFO.

“We had seen it roaming in the area in a herd of 20 elephants on Saturday, which had damaged vegetable crops and a boundary wall of a house”, said villagers of Sanpatrapalli.