'Gemunu', a giant male Indian elephant halted a safari jeep and searched for food inside the vehicle in southeast Sri Lanka, in this incredible encounter.

Footage, filmed on April 21, 2019, shows Gemunu heading towards the safari jeeps causing one to reverse, while the other remains still.

The petrified passengers had to scramble away when the elephant began rummaging in the front cabin for food with his trunk.

The elephant was filmed grabbing some tissue paper and plastic bottles with the help of its trunk and tries to swallow them before eventually retracting his head, allowing the vehicle to drive off.

According to reports, Gemunu used to have both his tusks, but lost one after a brawl with another elephant.

Gemunu is a famous notorious elephant in Yala National Park, known for his notorious acts including looting safari jeeps.

Gemunu a giant tusker halts safari jeep and starts scanning for food inside the vehicle at Yala National Park in Southeast Sri Lanka

The video shows, Gemunu the single tusker heads towards the safari jeeps while one jeep goes back, the other remains.

Tusker puts his trunk into one of the safari jeeps, peeping for snacks.

Tourist frightened moves from one end of the jeep to the other.

Next, the elephant grabs some tissue paper, plastic bottles with the help of its trunk and tries to gulp them.

According to reports, Gemunu used to have both his tusks, but after a brawl with another tusker had lost one of his tusks.

Gemunu is a famous notorious tusker in Yala National Park, known for his notorious acts and also for looting the safari jeeps.