Latehar, Oct. 5 -- A 15-day-old elephant calf was found dead on Sunday in a paddy field at Ghodagadh, Baghota Tola, Sheragda Panchayat in Balumath block. Local villagers alerted the forest department, which recovered the carcass and conducted a post-mortem led by veterinary surgeon Dr. Harihar Prasad. Samples from the lungs, heart, liver, spleen and other organs were collected for forensic analysis to determine whether poisoning or other causes were involved.
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