The carcass of a pregnant elephant was found in the premises of Hardev Steel Company on Sunday morning.
According to sources, the elephant with several months of pregnancy died after coming in contact with live electric wire on Saturday night. On a tip-off, local DFO Arun Kumar Mishra rushed to the spot, seized the elephant’s body and got an autopsy made by two veterinary surgeons of Maniabandha and Gurudijhatia Veterinary Hospitals. The autopsy report showed that the age of the calf in the womb was 20 months, said DFO Mishra. The body of the elephant was buried at the spot.