Sri Lanka, Nov. 1 -- The carcass of a wild elephant has been found in a forested area near a paddy field close to Kayangollawa Wewa in the Meeminnawala area of Kahattagasdigiliya.

Officers from the Kahattagasdigiliya Wildlife Office discovered the carcass and noticed that the elephant's left tusk was missing.

Wildlife officers suspect that someone may have cut off and taken the tusk. They also believe the elephant may have been dead for some time.

The Kahattagasdigiliya Wildlife Office, Divulwewa Police and the Army have launched further investigations into the incident.

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