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Four people were arrested for the death of a tusker in Telkoi in Salleikla block of Keonjhar district.
The carcass of the tusker was found near a paddy field on Friday morning. Preliminary probe found out that the accused had illegally laid down electric wires to protect their crops, a forest official said.
The carcass of another tusker was found at Khajuriakata section of Hindol forest range in Dhenkanal forest division on Wednesday morning. The elephant died after coming in contact with a live wire, according to the post-mortem examination report, said Dhenkanal DFO Sumit Kar.
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