Wild tusker electrocuted to death

HOJAI:Once again forest and power departments have come in for sharp criticism over electrocution of wild tusker in Hojai.

The incident took  place Salmarajaan when a huge herd of wild elephants which came down to the paddy field in search of food caught in contact with high voltage electric cables on Friday wee hours.

Local villagers spotted the carcass in the morning. They alleged that the light posts are very short in height and even the cultivators could come in contact any moment.

They further strongly blamed it to the forest department for failing to control the wild tuskers which has been unleashing terror at regular intervals.