A carcass of a four-year-old tusker was found in a paddy field at Bandhahata under the Athagarh Forest Range area on Saturday morning.
After getting a tipoff from locals, forest officials led by Athagarh DFO Arun Kumar Swain along with ACF RK Das and Range Officer Rabindra Kumar Nayak reached the spot, made an inquiry regarding the cause of its death, recovered the elephant’s its tusks and, after autopsy, buried the carcass there. Talking to this paper, DFO Swain said that an infighting among the elephants could be the cause of the tusker’s death as it is apparent from thecircumstantial evidences. However, the details can be revealed after the autopsy report is received, he added.