The male animal -- nicknamed"Laden" -- was tracked for days by forestry officers and tranquilised on Monday after a deadly October rampage killed five villagers in Goalpara, in the northeastern state of Assam.
"The animal was behaving as normal. It was, however, kept with its legs tied so that it couldn't escape," a park ranger, who asked to remain anonymous, told AFP.The cause of death was unclear, but a senior official said the state government had sent a team of veterinarians to carry out an autopsy. The animal was unsuitable for captivity because it was believed to be about 35 years old, conservationists said.
But 700 of the creatures have been killed since 2011, officials said, partly as a result of shrinking natural habitats.
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