Ambikapur crime news: Elephant’s body cut into 12 pieces, buried in different pits

Ambikapur (Naiduniya representative). The elephant died due to electrocution in village Dhuria (Ramkola) adjacent to Tamor Pingla sanctuary area of ​​Surajpur district. To hide the evidence, the villagers brutally cut the body into 12 pieces. The body parts were buried in 12 separate pits within a radius of 200 meters. After one to one and a half months, the forest department got information about the incident. Three people from the same village have been arrested and as per their information, the pieces of the elephant’s carcass have been recovered. Indian Wild Life Conservation Act against the accused Narendra Singh (35), Janku Ram (50), Ramchandra Agaria (30), resident of village Dhuria. Action has been taken under the Act. The involvement of other people is also suspected in the incident. The tooth has not been found yet. The tooth is also being searched.

Tamor Pingla Sanctuary area is the natural habitat of wild elephants. It was reported that an elephant here was killed and buried in the forest of village Dhuriya. The forest department team led by Surajpur DFO Pankaj Kamal first caught the accused. After that the body pieces were recovered from the pits. On the spot, a three-member team of veterinarians under the leadership of Additional Deputy Director Animal Dr. Mahendra Pandey conducted the investigation. The investigation revealed that the elephant was female and had died one to one and a half months ago. The age of the elephant was confirmed to be 15 to 20 years. The elephant was an adult. For the second day also, the Forest Department team under the leadership of DFO is engaged in investigation.

Forest officials do not believe the statement of the accused

The three accused have told the forest officials that they had installed GI wire in the high voltage power line to protect the paddy crop. The elephant had died after coming in contact with a live wire. Along with another accused Madhav Agaria (30), they had cut the elephant carcass into pieces in the dark of night. Everyone was buried with the intention of hiding the evidence. Forest officials do not believe the statements of the accused. DFO Pankaj Kamal said that after the body parts of the elephant were found, it was clear that she was an adult. Only four people cannot dismember his body in one night. Some more people may be involved in the incident. He expressed the possibility that a live wire might have been installed in a planned manner for hunting wild animals.

These organs were taken out by digging in the soil.

Four amputated legs, trunk, jaw, head, stomach and other parts of the elephant were taken out from the spot. The meat had started melting. The bones are completely safe. Five pairs of chewing teeth have also been found in both parts of the jaw. Both the teeth near the mouth are missing. Additional Deputy Director Animal Husbandry, Dr. Mahendra Pandey said that the elephant was female, hence the length of the outer tusk would be less. Marks of electric burn were also found on both the front legs, trunk and jaw.

Chital have been released in this area, wild pigs are also in the forest.

There is a pond at the spot in Dhuriya where the incident took place. Wild animals come here to drink water at night. Cheetals have also been released in the same area. Wild boars are also in the forest, hence the apprehension of installing current carrying GI wire is being expressed only for hunting wild animals.

The elephant was lying in the forest the whole day

DFO Pankaj Kamal said that the accused have admitted that they had returned home after installing the live wire. When we went in the morning, we saw that the elephant was lying dead. During the day they planned to hide the evidence. Reaching the spot at night, the body was cut into pieces. They were thinking that if the pieces were smaller, they would be easier to bury. The pieces of the dead body will decompose quickly and no one will even notice.

40 elephants died in seven years

Surajpur district in North Chhattisgarh is most affected by wild elephants. From 2016 to 2023, 40 wild elephants have died in the district, most of these deaths have occurred due to electrocution. In this too, the number of deaths due to live wires laid by the villagers is high. The number of elephants dying naturally is very few.

Maximum seven years imprisonment and fine up to Rs 10,000

There is a provision under the Wildlife Protection Act that if a crime related to hunting of wild animals is committed in an area kept under biodiversity conservation, then there is a provision of minimum 3 years and maximum 7 years punishment for such crime. There is also a fine of up to Rs 10,000. Wild animals have been kept in different schedules. Their numbers and extinct species are also considered for the length of punishment.

their say

The elephant had died due to electrocution. The body was cut into pieces and buried. Three villagers have been arrested. Based on the investigation and circumstances of the incident, there is a possibility that some more people may be involved. Inquiry is going on. The accused have given information about laying wires carrying current in the name of crop protection. We are investigating every point.

Pankaj Kamal

DFO Surajpur