18 Elephants Killed In Assam Due To Lightning, Confirms Post-Mortem

Assam: Different other test reports, including forensic report, also pointed towards the electrocution death of the elephants.

The 18 wild elephants, found dead in Nagaon district of Assam last month, were killed due to accidental electrocution by lightning, the post-mortem examination confirmed. Various other test reports such as forensic, toxicology and meteorological also suggested the absence of any criminal acts and pointed towards the electrocution death of the elephants at the Kondoli proposed reserve forest, also known as Bamuni Hills. The six-member team of experts, formed to carry out the post-mortem examination, submitted their report to the Forest Department of the Assam government on May 27, 15 days after the tragic incident in the Nagaon Forest Division. "...in our opinion, the 18 elephants that were found dead in the Kondoli hills have died due to accidental electrocution by lightning," said the report, a copy of which is with PTI.