Bolangir, Nov 10: Today, the locals found the carcasses of a female elephant and its calf in a paddy field at Bakati village in the Bolangir district.
As the paddy harvesting season is on, it is suspected that the jumbos might have come in search of food.
On receiving the information, the forest officials reached the spot and seized the bodies for post-mortem. However, the exact reason of the death can only be ascertained after the post-mortem reports are out, said forest officials.