Much to the dismay of animal lovers here, body of a jumbo was recovered in Ratakhandi mouza in Mathkhai forest on Saturday evening. A few days ago, an elephant herd comprising 14 elephants was moving in and around the villages near Upparjhar forest and other adjoining areas and had damaged paddy and maize crop of farmers.
However, 12 of the elephants had crossed over to Subarnapur side, leaving two elephants this side who were moving in different villages. They were spotted at Mathkhai reserve forest last time.
According to reports, there were blood stains on the spot and people feared that the jumbo might have died due to electrocution."Both the tusks are intact.
The cause of death may be due to old age," said Divisional Forest Officer Balangir Sameer Satpathy.He, however, clarified that there were no evidences of death of the tusker due to electrocution.