Locals in Tamil Nadu's Bhavanisagar fled as a lone elephant opened the village's gates and strolled into the residential area on November 17.

According to residents, the elephant has a habit of opening the gates and entering the village.

Once the elephant passed through the village, forest officials were called to tranquillise the mammal and relocate to a safe place in the nearby jungle.

Bhavani sagar is a Jungle area near Sathyamangalam of Erode District in Tamilnadu.For the past four days a single elephant has been entering the village during night time. It has the habit of opening the gate and entering the village. It was seen doing the same at the day time also which left the villagers in fear of the Jumbo. Later they saw the elephant walking towards the streets of the villages and it climbed down the river and crossed to the other side of the river.
The relaxed villagers immediately called to the forest department officials and informed about the Jumbo. They also requested to tranquilise the giant mammal and leave it in the dense forest.