A wild elephant which had entered the Nandankanan Zoological Park’s elephant safari in the wee hours of Wednesday was dispersed by zoo staffs later in the day. The wild pachyderm belonged to the Chandaka Elephant Sanctuary.
Soon after entering into the safari, the jumbo had attacked its three inmates, Prema, Basanti and Hira. But a few minutes later, the trespasser got calm and took rest in a corner of the safari. An official said the zoo authorities kept strict watch on the jumbo to ensure security of visitors and tried to disperse it safely into the Chandaka forest. The zoo staffs finally managed to disperse the jumbo into the jungle by the evening after trying hectic tricks all day.Recently, a wild elephant had trampled a woman to death at Chunakoli Basti under the Chandrasekharpur police station in the city. Wild elephants from Chandaka forest used to enter the city as trenches at some places around the sanctuary area have been damaged.