A male elephant without tusks was today found dead in Khanpur forest range near the Rajaji Park here, a forest official said.
The body of 40-year-old pachyderm was noticed by a priest of a temple at Dhaluwala area who informed the forest officials, said Divisional Forest Officer of Haridwar R B Pathak.
Pathak ruled out poaching behind the death of the particular breed of elephants called "Makhna" which does not have tusks.
However, he said, a postmortem is being conducted to know the exact cause of its death.
