Bullet-ridden carcass of 25-year-old tusker found in Pokunda forest, Angul

ANGUL: A bullet-ridden carcass of a 25-year-old tusker was found in Pokunda forest under Angul division on Sunday morning.

Forest officials said the elephant was killed by poachers on Saturday night. Three gunshot wounds were found on its head. However, its tusks were intact.

The carcass was first spotted by the local forest squad in Pokunda. On being informed, RCCF, Angul circle Sudhansu Khora, divisional forest officer (DFO) Nitish Kumar and other senior officials rushed to the spot for investigation.