<p><br /><br />The body of 40-year-old pachyderm was noticed by a priest of a temple at Dhaluwala area who informed the forest officials, said Divisional Forest Officer of Haridwar R B Pathak.<br />Pathak ruled out poaching behind the death of the particular breed of elephants called "Makhna" which does not have tusks.</p>.<p>However, he said, a postmortem is being conducted to know the exact cause of its death. <br /></p>
<p><br /><br />The body of 40-year-old pachyderm was noticed by a priest of a temple at Dhaluwala area who informed the forest officials, said Divisional Forest Officer of Haridwar R B Pathak.<br />Pathak ruled out poaching behind the death of the particular breed of elephants called "Makhna" which does not have tusks.</p>.<p>However, he said, a postmortem is being conducted to know the exact cause of its death. <br /></p>