Panic in Mysore with a royal elephant going amuck

Mysore, Mar 15 (UNI) Panic gripped people of this royal city, now an emerging IT hub of Karnataka, today when an elephant of the royal Wadiyar clan strayed into the streets and ran amuck.

Though the elephant, Indira did not attack people, its movement without an attendant sent alarm signals among those in the streets who started running helter skelter out of fear.

The high drama started around 0730 hrs when Indira was let free inside the palace gates after bathing. however it strayed into the streets creating fear among pedestrians and those on vehicles.

Indira which ran amuck strayed five km away from the Palace and took shelter inside the compound of a house. Palace personnel, with the aid of three other elephants took more than an hour to pacify Indira and bring her back to the Palace. The entire operation was supervised by Mrs Pramodadevi Wadiyar, wife of last scion of the Wadiyar dynasty, Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar.

Police had tough time in controlling the crowd that had gathered to see the elephant safely secure inside the palace.

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