Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday ordered a high-level probe into the death of a five-year-old female elephant in electric hooking in Odisha’s Sambalpur district.
The calf was found dead early this morning after coming with a live wire, which was probably laid by someone to steal electricity, at Sarpali village in Naktideul area of Redhakhol forest division.
Expressing deep sorrow over the incident, the CM stated that people responsible for the death of the elephant will not be spared. “A team of officers led by Chief Conservator of Forest (CCF) and convenor of the joint task force, Manoj V Nair has left Bhubaneswar for Nakatideul to investigate the matter. Senior forest officers and officials of the Energy department have also reached the spot and are conducting an inquiry,” a CMO release added.
The death of the calf came a day after another female elephant was found dead in the reserve forest near Serguda village of Angul district on Saturday morning. The forest officials suspect that the elephant died due to illness.
