A lone elephant damaged boundary walls of a university and about half a dozen homes in the Bhrampuri settlement of Ogal Bhatta area in Clement Town, Dehradun early on Sunday morning.
According to the locals, the elephant arrived in the area at about 4:30 AM and after damaging the boundary wall of an educational institution, went on to damage the boundary walls of about half a dozen homes in the area.
Of of those who suffered damage to the boundary wall, Pyare lal said that the arrival of the pachyderm and its actions had spread fear among the locals on Sunday.
No one was injured by the jumbo.
Based on the accounts provided by the locals, it is believed that the pachyderm might be a cow elephant from neighbouring Rajaji national park. It may have lost its calf recently and could have entered the human settlement searching for the calf.
locals complained that when they informed the police about the elephant, the police said that it was the job of the Forest Department. However, department officers failed to act on time.