Bengal: Elephant dies in Jalpaiguri, electrocution suspected MANAS R. BANNERJEE Siliguri, October 2: A full-grown elephant was found dead at Mandabari in Jalpaiguri district early on Friday, under the Belakoba-Ambari forest range. Forest officials had tracked the elephant in the area till around 12.30 am before returning from the spot. Preliminary suspicion is that the elephant may have come into contact with a barbed-wire fence erected around a paddy field. Forest officials suspect that the

Siliguri, Oct 2 (UNI) A full-grown elephant was found dead at Mandabari in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district early on Friday, under the Belakoba-Ambari forest range. Forest officials had tracked the elephant in the area till around 12.30 am before returning from the spot. Preliminary suspicion is that the elephant may have come into contact with a barbed-wire fence erected around a paddy field. Forest officials suspect that the fence may have been illegally connected to an electric supply to protect the standing crop, resulting in the elephant's electrocution. The Division Forest Officer visited the spot and inspected the area. The…