<p>Simdega, Jharkhand: A five-year-old elephant was found dead in Jharkhand's Simdega district, a forest official said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The animal was suffering from a wound in its right leg for the last 15 days, and the carcass was spotted at Awga-Gharsa forest in Bolba block on Wednesday, he said.</p>.<p>Forest range officer S S Chaudhary said villagers had spotted the elephant with a wound around 15 days back.</p>.<p>"The elephant was provided with food and treatment. Two persons were also deployed to keep an eye on the pachyderm. It was gradually recovering," he said, adding that a team of wildlife experts from Mathura was also engaged.</p>.Labourer killed in wild elephant attack in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar.<p>"The team treated the elephant on Tuesday. Unfortunately, it couldn't survive and its carcass was found on Wednesday," Chaudhary said.</p>.<p>Asked about the cause of the wound, the range officer said prima facie it appeared that attempts were made to capture the elephant.</p>.<p>"An investigation is being carried out in this regard," he added.</p>
<p>Simdega, Jharkhand: A five-year-old elephant was found dead in Jharkhand's Simdega district, a forest official said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The animal was suffering from a wound in its right leg for the last 15 days, and the carcass was spotted at Awga-Gharsa forest in Bolba block on Wednesday, he said.</p>.<p>Forest range officer S S Chaudhary said villagers had spotted the elephant with a wound around 15 days back.</p>.<p>"The elephant was provided with food and treatment. Two persons were also deployed to keep an eye on the pachyderm. It was gradually recovering," he said, adding that a team of wildlife experts from Mathura was also engaged.</p>.Labourer killed in wild elephant attack in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar.<p>"The team treated the elephant on Tuesday. Unfortunately, it couldn't survive and its carcass was found on Wednesday," Chaudhary said.</p>.<p>Asked about the cause of the wound, the range officer said prima facie it appeared that attempts were made to capture the elephant.</p>.<p>"An investigation is being carried out in this regard," he added.</p>