Elephant found shot dead in Wayanad

May 30, 2016 20:18

A 13-year-old female elephant was found dead with gun shot wounds, near a wildlife sanctuary in the district today, a forest official said.

Forest officials on patrol found the Pachyderm in a kneeling posture at the Fourth Mile area on Sulthan Bathery-Pulpally road passing through Wayanad Wildlife sancutary, Forest Officer Dhanesh Kumar said.

According to the autopsy report the wounds in the head were caused by a bullet from a country made gun. Further investigations were underway, he said, adding, a reward of Rs 25,000 would be given to those providing any information about the killing.

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