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Ailing tusker dies in Odisha's Rairakhol forest division, officials rebut poaching

SAMBALPUR: An ailing elephant moving through the forests of Naktideul and Girischandrapur ranges for nearly nine days died on Sunday morning, triggering talks of poaching. Officials dismissed such talk as “rumours”. The elephant died in the Gajaburi Khasada forest near the Naktideul range office in Sambalpur district’s Rairakhol forest division. According to sources, the elephant, estimated to…

New Indian Express 19/10/2026, 8:49:29 am IST

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