»5 Elephants Die Within 13 Days in Odisha's Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary, Officials Blame Infected Water Bodies 2-MIN READ 5 Elephants Die Within 13 Days in Odisha's Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary, Officials Blame Infected Water Bodies Representational Image The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Sashi Pal said, the elephant deaths were due to some bacterial infection. FOLLOW US ON: Five elephants have died within a gap of 13 days inside Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Kalahandi district of Odisha, officials said. All the carcasses were found near water bodies, they said. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Sashi Pal said, the elephant deaths were due to some bacterial infection. "The water bodies in the sanctuary may have been infected," he said.