Elephant attacks vehicles on road, destroys boards on road side

Gundlupet: An elephant was trying to attack people who were travelling on bikes across National Highway 212 in the Mudumalai National Tiger Reserve area on Sunday. The bikers were moving towards Ooty. They thought they would cross while the elephant grazed on the side. But the elephant turned towards the bikers and attempted to attack the bikes. The bikers turned their bikes and returned The elephant followed them for a short distance and screamed. The video was captured by a rider who was traversing the route. Another incident Another similar incident took place in Chamarajnagar. An angry elephant tried to attack vehicles travelling near Bannarion the Bengaluru-Dindigul national highway. This incident took place on Saturday. The elephant attempted to attack both cars and bikes moving on the road. The people on bikes turned around and escaped. It is said that the same elephant destroyed boards by the roadside four days ago. The locals have requested the forest department to control these pachyderms.