Elephant electrocuted in Karnataka

A tusker elephant, aged around 40 years, has died of electrocution after coming in contact with a live electric wire in a farm at Chennapatna in Bengaluru South district, forest officials said on Saturday.

According to Deputy Conservator of Forests Ramkrishnappa Sagar, the elephant was attempting to feed on the fronds of a coconut palm when it touched an overhead electricity line on Friday.

''The tusker was electrocuted on the spot,'' he said. Forest officials rushed to the spot and conducted a preliminary inquiry.

This comes a day after a tiger was found dead in Male Madeshwara Hills in Chamarajanagar district.