In a tragic incident, a wild elephant died due to electrocution in Assam’s Gossaigaon on Wednesday morning. 

According to sources, the jumbo died after coming in contact with a live wire that was exposed from its pole. 

The incident was reported from Peripur area. 

Following the incident, forest officials reached the spot and conducted post mortem. 

Recently, a carcass of a wild elephant was recovered from a river at Numaligarh in Assam’s Golaghat district. 

It was suspected that the elephant died after falling into a sandpit which was mined illegally.