This incident took place on a day when temple elephants came to Coimbatore and the Nilgiris for a rejuvenation camp.
A 12-year-old female elephant was found dead on Wednesday in a forest in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri district.
This incident took place on a day when temple elephants came to Coimbatore and the Nilgiris for a rejuvenation camp.
Authorities have conducted a post-mortem and have sent the samples for analysis.
"We suspect the adolescent elephant might have been a victim of violent mating," said Mr Rajendran, District Forest Officer.