Recently a mammoth wild elephant was found lifeless near a farm in the Dharamjaigarh forest division of Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district on Sunday, with officials assuming that it got electrocuted. This is the fourth incident of elephant death in the Dharamjaigarh area so far in 2021 and the second fatality this month. The remains of the animal were found in the morning near the farm of one Netram Kanwar in Potiya village of the forest division, an official said. After being informed, forest personnel rushed to the spot and started the process of the autopsy, he said.

Preliminary investigation advised electrocution as the cause of the elephant’s death, the official said, adding that the exact cause will be known after the autopsy. Locals were being asked in this connection, he said. So far, four elephants have died in the Dharamjaigarh area this year. On August 14, a female elephant was found dead in the area and officials had attributed age-related ailments as the cause of its death.

As per the state government records, as many as 45 elephants died due to various causes, including electrocution, in Chhattisgarh in the last three years (2018, 2019 and 2020).

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