A tame elephant in south India became enraged and started ripping up trees and lashing out at nearby people.

The elephant, named Oladikara Kalidasan, was visiting the city of Thrissur, Karnataka, on March 6, when it flew into a destructive rage.

Footage from the scene shows its handlers and the elephant squad attempting to calm and restrain it using ropes.

Reportedly no one was injured despite the elephant's outbursts.

The use of tame elephants in India is considered highly controversial, as the means of taming and controlling them has often drawn criticism for its perceived cruelty.

An elephant in Thrissur got furious and was seen ripping of tress and trying to hit poeple around him ..luckily to one got hurt into this incident . Elephant was seen trying to pull of ropes around him .
Elephant name is Oladikara Kalidasan . The Elephant Squad were trying to settle him down . The Thrissur West police team was also present. The elephant was then controlled