A wild elephant that got separated from its herd and strayed into an inhabited area was seen gleefully walking around a market in northeastern India.

The incident took place near the Narengi market of Guwahati, Assam on March 6, at 9:00am.

Footage from the scene shows the elephant walking inside the market premises, looking for food.

Later it visited a residential area to hunt for more food, causing local people offered the stray animal some bananas and other edibles.

Reportedly the wayward animal was very friendly and did not harm anybody.

Forest department officials were informed about the presence of the elephant in the area, and dispatched a team to the site.

The team were able to safely rescue the elephant, and took it back to Amchang forest reserve.

A wild tusker that got separated from its herd and strayed into a market, is seen gleefully walking around in north-eastern India.

The incident took place near the Narengi market of Guwahati, Assam on March 06, 2020, at 9 AM.

The video shows the elephant walking inside the market premises, looking for food.

Following this, the tusker can be seen visiting a residential area, in the hunt for bananas.

The local people offered the stray animal some bananas and other edibles.

According to the reports, the tusker was very friendly and did not harm anybody.

The forest department officials were informed about the presence of the elephant in the area.

A team of forest rangers arrived at the scene, rescued the elephant and took it back to Amchang forest reserve.