Haridwar, Oct. 2 -- Uttarakhand forest department has launched an investigation after two elephants were found dead under suspicious circumstances within five days in Haridwar forest division. Officials said samples have been sent to the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, and the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Bareilly, to ascertain the cause of death. According to divisional forest officer Haridwar Swapnil Anirudh, the first case was reported on September 26 from Rasulpur village in the Khanpur range, while the second incident occurred on September 29 in Shah Mansoor beat. "In Shah Mansoor beat, the elephant was found dead in an agricultural field that had electric fencing. Samples have been sent for testing to WII Dehradun and IVRI Bareilly. We are awaiting the reports," Anirudh said. He added that the department has begun removing illegal electric fencing from agricultural fields. "Due legal action is also being taken against farmers who have installed such fencing," he said. He added that investigations at the sub-divisional level have been started in both cases....