Karnataka: Wild tusker electrocuted to death in HassanAccording to the Forest department, the elephant’s trunk might have come in contact with a live high tension wire that was hanging low resulting in the electrocution. 
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Sakleshpur (Hassan dist): A wild elephant was electrocuted after it reportedly came in contact with a live wire at Banavase village near Balupete in Sakleshpur taluk, Hassan district, on Thursday.
The male elephant was around 25 years old.
According to the Forest department, the elephant’s trunk might have come in contact with a live high tension wire that was hanging low resulting in the electrocution.
Range Forest Officer Hemanth Kumar visited the spot. However, the local people alleged that the jumbo died on account of a low-lying electricity cable. They blamed negligence of the CESC engineers for the death.