Forester, guard transferred over the jumbo death, tusk theft - OrissaPOST

Forester, guard transferred over the jumbo death, tusk theft - OrissaPOST

Keonjhar: Following the incident of elephant death and tusk theft in Saleikena reserve forest under Telkoi range, the Forest department has transferred Forester Malay Kumar Jena and Guard Ajit Kumar Das and issued a showcause notice to range officer Shivaji Mohan Rao, Keonjhar DFO Dhanraj HD informed Saturday evening. The tusks were stolen due to the late detection of the elephant’s death, he said. According to sources, such steps have been take…