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Elephant found dead in Bengal

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IANS Kolkata
Last Updated : Jan 12 2017 | 2:58 PM IST

An elephant was found dead in a West Bengal village on Thursday, a forest department official said.

Talking to IANS, Divisional Forest Officer of Rupnarayan Division in Midnapore district, Arnab Sengupta, said: "The pachyderm was 15 to 20 years old and was discovered in Bhatmara village in West Midnapore district."

The cause of death is yet to be established, Sengupta said.

--IANS

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First Published: Jan 12 2017 | 2:52 PM IST

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