Locals of Talaberana village under the Mahabir Road Forest Range in the district rescued an elephant calf along with its mother which had fallen accidentally into a septic tank on Saturday.
According to sources, villagers spotted the female elephant along with its baby trapped in the septic tank and with the help of forest officials launched an operation to rescue them.
After hours of grueling effort they were able to bring them out. Later, both the animals ventured back to the forest.
Locals said that a herd of wild elephants had strayed into the village on Friday night in search of food when the mother and the baby elephant got separated from the herd and accidentally fell into the septic tank.