Alipurduar, 13th August: The forest department recovered the carcass of an adult elephant in the Dalsingpara area under Kalchini block of Alipurduar district, on Friday morning.
It has been learned that the locals sighted the carcass in the sewer behind Dalsingpara MSK School. The matter was immediately reported to the forest department. Upon receiving the news, the Hamiltonganj range officer and the forest officials reached the spot.
In this regard, Hamiltonganj Range Officer Ankan Nandi said that the real cause of the elephant’s death will be determined after the arrival of the autopsy report.