Tiger reserve Palamu officials today found a thirty year old male elephant dead in a paddy field of a farmer Sahadur Singh of village Labher under the Garu West range. It was a Makana elephant which does not possess a tusk.
Mukesh Kumar deputy director South division of the PTR said this tuskless elephant was killed with live electricity wire of 11,000 volt.
A panel of 3 vet doctors namely Ravi Nandan, Pramode Kumar and Mira Singh has conducted the post mortem.
Mukesh Kumar further said the doctors retrieved an old bullet lodged in the body of this elephant also. The elephant had no fresh wound but puss which meant it was attacked with firearms in the past and not last night or night before last etc.
He agreed this casualty of the elephant is a sharp case of man elephant conflict.
PTR officials have detained two people. It included the wife of the farmer Sahadur Singh and one relative of the farmer. Sahadur Singh has escaped. The two arrested will be produced in the court of the CJM Latehar. Hunt is on for the main accused Sahadur Singh who has gone into hiding.
Section of hunting under the Wild life protection act has been invoked, said the deputy director South division of the PTR.
Kumar Ashutosh chief conservator of forest and field director PTR said the culprits who took the life of our elephant would be made to face the strongest and strongest action.