A wild elephant rampaged through an east Indian town on Wednesday, smashing cars and homes and sending panicked people running before it was tranquilised.
Villagers woke up to the sound of roaring and saw a large elephant damaging around 100 buildings, trampling parked cars and motorbikes.
Crowds of people gathered to watch the from balconies and rooftops, and some followed the elephant through the streets from a distance, The Associated Press reported.
Divisional Forest Officer Basab Rai said the female elephant appeared to be a loner without a herd, and was likely searching for food when it strayed into the town.He said it did not attack people, and appeared to be afraid of them. After several hours, it became clear the elephant was unable to find its way back to the forest.
Authorities eventually shot the elephant three times with a tranquiliser gun and used a crane to lift it into a truck once it had calmed down.
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