Elephant in no-mans land leaves officials in a fix

An elephant wandering in no-mans land-between the Indian and Bangladeshi border-in the dead of the night left the forest authorities and Border Security Force in a fix in South Dinajpur district of Bengal.

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An elephant wandering in no-mans land between the Indian and Bangladeshi border in the dead of the night left the forest authorities and Border Security Force (BSF) in a fix in South Dinajpur district of Bengal.

As the forest authorities received the news of the wandering male elephant at 1.45 am on Monday,they had no choice but to wait. In the morning the forest officials informed the BSF officials and a flag meeting with the Bangladeshi counterparts was held.

Three Kunki elephants – trained elephants of the forest department – have been rushed to the spot to escort the elephant back to the Indian territory. The elephant,however,solved the problem himself as it decided to return back at noon. We were relieved when the elephant returned to Indian territory on his own. However,the area is densely inhabited and at present we are hoping that there should not be any untoward incident, said Sheelwant Patel,Chief Conservator of Forests (north Bengal).

Forest officials said it is also surprising that the elephant crossed the border,as there are no traces of large forest area in the region. They suspect that the elephant must have crossed from neighbouring states of Bihar or Jharkhand.

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Elephant in no-mans land leaves officials in a fix

An elephant wandering in no-mans land-between the Indian and Bangladeshi border-in the dead of the night left the forest authorities and Border Security Force in a fix in South Dinajpur district of Bengal.

Elephant in no-mans land leaves officials in a fix

An elephant wandering in no-mans land-between the Indian and Bangladeshi border-in the dead of the night left the forest authorities and Border Security Force in a fix in South Dinajpur district of Bengal.