TIRUPATI: A wild elephant was electrocuted to death after it came into contact with live wires in Bangarupalem mandal of Chittoor district. The elephant was a part of a herd of wild tuskers which strayed into the village from the neighbouring forests and was being chased into the forests when it got lectrocuted, reports said.
According to reports, a herd of elephants entered the Teku Manda village in Bangarupalem mandal which shares borders with Tamil Nadu. Forest officials and locals tried to drive away the herd into the forests by bursting crackers and chasing the herd with tractors.
One of the elephant reportedly crashed into an electric pole which got uprooted and live electric wires fell on it leading to the instant death of the elephant. The remaining herd was later driven away into the forests, reports said.