Latest News from India - Tusker dies of electrocution

divspan class=BodyText readability=9Thiruvananthapuram : A 40-year-old wild elephant and sambar deer were electrocuted in Thenmala Forest Division near here, officials said today.p The carcasses were found at Nagamala forest under the division, yesterday./pp Forest department officials suspect that the accident occurred when the animals came into contact with a live wire,br / which snapped in the downpour./pp 'The carcasses had burn marks. We came to known about the incident after the electricity department officials visitedbr / the spot to repair the electric line,' range officer S V Vinod told PTI./pp He ruled out poaching bid as the tusks of the jumbo were intact. After post-mortem, the carcasses were cremated in thebr / forests, he added. PTI/p/span/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center