WB-ELEPHANTS

Two elephants were killed

probably after coming in contact with a high tension wire at a

potato field in West Midnapore districts

Saturday, a forest

department official said.

The carcass of two tuskers, including that of an

adult, were found early this morning near Nippura village

under Kotowali police station area.

Divisional Forest Officer Rabindranath Saha said it

appeared that the elephants had come to eat potato in the

field and came in contact with a loose high tension wire that

was hanging nearby.

Post-mortem examination would reveal the exact reason

of the deaths of the two animals, he said.