<p>Gundlupet: A 20-year-old elephant died of electrocution at Alathuru village, under Omkar range, Bandipur Tiger Reserve, on Tuesday morning.</p><p>The male elephant was found dead on survey number 155. It had come in contact with a live wired fence and was electrocuted. The forest department officials visited the spot and informed the higher officers.</p>.Solar fences shield Assam school children from wild elephants .<p>Bandipur Tiger Reserve DCF Prabhakaran, Gundlupet ACF Suresh, Omkar Range Forest Officer K P Sathish Kmar and others visited the spot. They conducted the post mortem and took the tusks into custody. The carcass was buried as per the guidelines of the Forest department.</p><p>Forest department officials have lodged a case. The land owner was absconding.</p>
<p>Gundlupet: A 20-year-old elephant died of electrocution at Alathuru village, under Omkar range, Bandipur Tiger Reserve, on Tuesday morning.</p><p>The male elephant was found dead on survey number 155. It had come in contact with a live wired fence and was electrocuted. The forest department officials visited the spot and informed the higher officers.</p>.Solar fences shield Assam school children from wild elephants .<p>Bandipur Tiger Reserve DCF Prabhakaran, Gundlupet ACF Suresh, Omkar Range Forest Officer K P Sathish Kmar and others visited the spot. They conducted the post mortem and took the tusks into custody. The carcass was buried as per the guidelines of the Forest department.</p><p>Forest department officials have lodged a case. The land owner was absconding.</p>
