The forest department has started an investigation into the death of a male elephant in the Serambadi area of Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris district, the officials said on Thursday.
Biswa Jyoti Das, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Biswanath Chariali told ANI over the phone that, last night at around 10 pm, a male wild elephant died after being hit by the Donyi Polo Express train.