Supervisor held in Sundargarh elephant death case

ROURKELA: Two days after a sub-adult female elephant died of electrocution at Nuagaon village of Lathikata block in Sundargarh district, forest authorities have arrested a supervisor from a local brick-kiln unit.

Rourkela divisional forest officer (DFO) Jaswant Sethi said that the investigation revealed the brick-kiln owner, Imtiaz Alam, and his supervisor, Chandramani Rana, had illegally extended an electric supply from a nearby post to the kiln. The service wire, which had multiple unprotected joints and damaged insulation, was responsible for the fatal electrocution of the elephant when it came in contact with the live wire.