GUWAHATI, March 29 � An adult female elephant died of electrocution in the Narangi Cantonment depot area this morning. Forest sources said that the elephant which was part of a herd, came into contact with a live wire that fell off while the elephant was probably trying to forage some tree branches with its trunk. The post-mortem has been done.
An Army release also stated that an on-the-spot postmortem was conducted by the doctor accompanying the forest officials.
