Latehar, Sept. 7 -- A wild elephant died after allegedly coming in contact with an electric wire in Komar village under Balumath police station area of Latehar district, forest officials said on Monday.
Some other elephants may also have been injured in the incident, though there was no official confirmation, they said.
According to forest department tracker Pappu Mahto, a herd of as many as15 elephants had entered the area late Saturday night. The animals later moved towards a maize field, where an electric wire had allegedly been laid.
One elephant died at the spot after coming in contact with the wire, he said.
Forest committee president Sunil Oraon alleged that the wire had been laid in the field despite warnings against such practi...