Male elephant electrocuted
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A male elephant, aged around eight, was found electrocuted at a farmland at Arulvadi village in Jerahalli forest range of Hasanur Division on Saturday.
Villagers found the carcass in the morning at the farmland owned by Kalaiyha located near the forest area and alerted the forest officials. The tusks were found to be intact.
The elephant had come into contact with an electric fence put up around the land in which the farmer had cultivated maize. The farmer had drawn power for the fence from domestic supply leading to the death of the elephant, officials said. Search is on to locate the farmer.