Bengaluru, Nov 3 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Monday ordered an enquiry into the death of two elephants by electrocution in Belagavi district. Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar B. Khandre issued the order in this regard. Meanwhile, the landowner, Ganapati Sateri Gurav, has been arrested by the authorities in connection with the incident.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused, Ganapati, had installed an electric fence around his farm land.

Police also suspect that he had connected the fence directly to the power supply from his house.

“A male and a female elephant have died due to electrocution. The landowner, Ganapati, has been remanded to judicial custody, while his son, Shivaji Gurav, is absconding,” said N.D. Kranthi, Deputy Conservator of Fores

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