Latehar, Oct 28 A wild elephant was found dead in Jharkhand’s Latehar district on Wednesday, forest officials said.
Forest department officials received information about the elephant lying dead in Bishunpur forest under Marangloiya panchayat from villagers.
A forest department team headed by forester Anand Shankar was formed on the directive of Ranger of Balumath Forest range Nandkumar Ram.
The team visited the spot and found the pachyderm lying dead, Shankar said.
The cause of the elephant’s death will be known after the post-mortem examination, he said.
(PTI News)
