Amidst the euphoria of ‘Uruka’, an elephant died of electrocution at Letekujan in Greater Morangi area under the Golaghat district of Assam.

According to initial reports, a herd of elephants on the prowl have been roaming across various localities of the Morangi area for the past six months (approximately).

Meanwhile, a herd of elephants has been stationed in the Letekujan area for the past week. Last night, one of the elephants in the herd got into contact with a live electric wire near National Highway 39 and perished on the spot.

Following the incident, a team of forest personnel rushed to the spot and recovered the carcass of the pachyderm.