Two elephants found dead in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts

MYSURU Two female elephants were found dead in separate incidents in the forest areas of Chamarajanagar and Mysuru districts on Friday and Saturday. In the first incident, a female elephant was found dead in the forest region of M.M. Hills in Chamarajanagar district on Saturday morning. The dead elephant was found near Paalya village in the Kollegal Buffer Range of the M.M.

Hills forest area. The elephant died due to electrocution after its trunk came into contact with an electric fence installed around a maize farm during the wee hours of Saturday. The age of female elephant is estimated to be between 15-20 years. According to forest official, the owner of the maize farm, Shivamallu, had allegedly drawn an illegal electricity connection from a borewell and installed an electric fence around the farm.

The elephant reportedly suffered a fatal electric shock after coming into contact with the high-voltage fencing. Following the incident, Shivamallu was arrested by the Paalya Rural Police.