After fighting for life for the last five days, an ailing female elephant in the Banra Kuamada forest in Banki succumbed on Monday afternoon.
While the exact reason behind its death was yet to be ascertained, the jumbo was suspected to have died of herpes virus infection. The pachyderm was undergoing treatment under the supervision of a team of OUAT veterinary doctors and an expert team from Assam. Notably, four elephants died of herpes virus at the Nandankanan Zoological Park here in a month recently. Following the deaths, the Government has sought assistance from experts of Assam and Kerala.