Archive · 2 Nov 2025
Two Elephants Electrocuted in Khanapur Forest Range, Minister Orders Probe
In Karnataka's Khanapur forest, two young elephants, a boy and a girl, sadly passed away after touching a live electric wire.
This happened on a Sunday morning near a village called Sulegali.
The wire was part of a fence around a farm, and it seems to have been connected to an electric power line.
Forest rangers found the elephants, and the Forest Minister, Eshwar Khandre, was very sad about it.
He has asked his officers to investigate exactly how this happened and who is responsible.
The investigation is ongoing, and the forest officers are trying to figure out the details, including how the fence got connected to the live wire.
They are also planning to do a post-mortem on the elephants to understand more.
Two wild elephants, a male and a female aged 4-5 years, were electrocuted in the Khanapur taluk of Belagavi.
The incident occurred on Sunday morning after the elephants came into contact with a live electric wire near Sulegali in the Nagargali forest range.
Preliminary investigation suggests the electrocution was caused by a solar fence on a farmland that was connected to a live power line.
Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre has expressed grief and ordered a thorough inquiry into the incident.
Senior forest officials are at the scene, supervising the investigation to determine the cause and responsibility.
- Who
- Two wild elephants (male and female, 4-5 years old), forest officials, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre
- What
- Two elephants were electrocuted after coming into contact with a live electric wire from a solar fence.
- When
- Sunday morning
- Where
- Near Sulegali in the Nagargali forest range of Khanapur taluk, Belagavi.
- Why
- The elephants are suspected to have come into contact with a live electric wire from a solar fence that was improperly connected to a power line.
- Incident
- Electrocution of two wild elephants
- Location
- Sulegali, Nagargali forest range, Khanapur taluk, Belagavi
- Time
- Sunday morning
- Deceased
- One male and one female elephant, approximately 4-5 years old
- Suspected Cause
- Contact with a live electric wire from a solar fence connected to a power line
- Action Taken
- Forest Minister ordered an inquiry; senior forest officers are investigating at the scene.
Sources
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