Two elephants die in Karnataka’s Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts

Two female elephants died in separate incidents in the forest areas of Chamarajanagar and Mysuru districts. In Chamarajanagar district, a young female elephant aged between 15 and 20 years died due to electrocution near Paalya village in the M.M. Hills forest area. Forest officials stated that the elephant suffered a fatal electric shock after its trunk came into contact with an illegal electric fence installed around a maize farm. The Paalya Rural Police arrested the farm owner, Shivamallu, who allegedly drew an illegal electricity connection from a borewell. Police registered a case against him under the Wildlife (Protection) Act and the Electricity Act. In a separate incident in Mysuru district, a 50-year-old female elephant was found dead in the Kalkere-Kandibetta forest area under the Hediyala Subdivision. Forest Department personnel and staff from the Wildlife Crime Prevention Camp discovered the carcass during routine patrolling. Veterinary doctors conducted a post-mortem examination in the presence of forest officials. According to a press note issued by the Hediyala Forest Subdivision, the animal is suspected to have died following an attack by a male elephant.