Two wild jumbos killed by illegal electric fence in KarnatakaCases have been registered against the owner of the farm and the Hescom at the Nagargali range office under Belagavi forest division.
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Khanapur, Belagavi: Two male wild elephants died of electrocution after they came in contact with an illegal electric fence erected around a farm at Devarayi village under Nagargali forest limits in the taluk on Sunday.
According to forest officials, the carcasses of a jumbo aged 20 to 22 years old and another aged 45 were found at a farm owned by Ganapati Guruv of Sullegali village.
Cases have been registered against the owner of the farm and the Hescom at the Nagargali range office under Belagavi forest division.
Forest officials said the elephants had come from Dandeli forest to Nagargali range in search of food.