KATHMANDU: This morning, an approximately four-year-old elephant calf was discovered dead in the private forest of local residents Anita Thapa and Rekha Thapa in Belbari-3, Morang district. 

Belbari Municipality-3 Chairperson Yogendra Prasad Subedi confirmed the incident. A team from the Sub-Division Forest Office, Belbari, along with the Area Police Office and Armed Police Force Basecamp, Laxmimarg, has arrived at the scene to investigate. 

Acting Chief of the Division Forest Office, Hemanta Parajuli, reported that the cause of the calf's death is currently unknown. Authorities are in the process of collecting details to determine the circumstances surrounding the death.