Guwahati: In yet another incident of electrocution, an elephant reportedly died in Morigaon after coming in contact with a live wire.
The incident occurred in the Daponibori area near Dharamtul on Sunday morning.
The lifeless body of the elephant was first spotted by locals in the paddy field, after which, they informed local forest officials.
Dharamtul Deputy Forest Range Officer Mishra Deuri said that a herd of wild elephants came into the area searching for food last night.
“Generally, wild elephants come out from our forest reserve. The elephant aged around 35 years might have rubbed its body on an electric pole and came in contact with the live electric wire,” the forest official said.