<p>A tusker was electrocuted when it tried to enter a farmland at Kanchenahalli in Sathanur hobli, Kanakapura, 60 km south of Bengaluru, on Thursday night.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Nagesh had erected an electric fence across his farmland to prevent wild animals destroying the crops. On Thursday night, a 50-year-old elephant strayed into Kanchenahalli. When it tried to enter the farmland, its tusk brushed the fence and the animal was electrocuted, police said.<br /><br />The incident came to light on Friday morning when villagers spotted the dead elephant. They called the jurisdictional Sathanur police. Forest officials arrived at the spot and conducted the post-mortem.<br /><br />Based on a complaint filed by forest officials, police have booked Nagesh for illegally erecting an electric fence. They are trying to trace him as he has absconded.<br /><br />On December 7, a tusker died from bullet injuries near the Kodihalli forest range. Forest officials are chasing stray tuskers back to the forest.</p>
<p>A tusker was electrocuted when it tried to enter a farmland at Kanchenahalli in Sathanur hobli, Kanakapura, 60 km south of Bengaluru, on Thursday night.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Nagesh had erected an electric fence across his farmland to prevent wild animals destroying the crops. On Thursday night, a 50-year-old elephant strayed into Kanchenahalli. When it tried to enter the farmland, its tusk brushed the fence and the animal was electrocuted, police said.<br /><br />The incident came to light on Friday morning when villagers spotted the dead elephant. They called the jurisdictional Sathanur police. Forest officials arrived at the spot and conducted the post-mortem.<br /><br />Based on a complaint filed by forest officials, police have booked Nagesh for illegally erecting an electric fence. They are trying to trace him as he has absconded.<br /><br />On December 7, a tusker died from bullet injuries near the Kodihalli forest range. Forest officials are chasing stray tuskers back to the forest.</p>