Surguja, Oct. 2 -- A female elephant calf, estimated to be around 3-4 years old, died after coming in contact with an electric current in the Udaipur forest range of Surguja district, officials said on Friday.

Surguja Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Loknath Patel said the forest department received information about the incident early in the morning and, upon reaching the spot, found the elephant dead.

"We received information early this morning regarding an incident in Udaipur Range. A female elephant, estimated to be around 3 to 4 years old, had died after coming into contact with an electric current," Patel said.

He said a veterinary doctor had been called to examine the carcass and the exact circumstances would become clearer after...