Wild elephant found dead in Jhapa

JHAPA: A wild elephant was found dead at Kachanakawal in Jhapa district.

The adult male elephant was recovered from a banana farm at Kachanakawal Rural Municipality-1, around two kilometeRs from the Charkoshe Jalthal forest, with its tusks removed, said the ward chair Mahabir Limbu Ranjit.

He added that the elephant sustained no injuries over its body parts. A team from the division forest office reached the site shortly and buried the dead elephant.