Rogue elephant Dhrube does it again

CHITWAN: Dhrube, the infamous rogue elephant that had been spreading terror attacking people and demolishing houses in the Madi area here, did it again at local Meghauli last night.

It is reported to have pulled down one house at Meghauli-5 at Sukumbasi Basti last night. Dhrube, according to locals, entered the squatters' settlement in the area and damaged the house of one Shukaram Mushahar.

Mushahar managed to run to safety by breaking a hole from one of the partitions in the house after the elephant barged into his house and began pulling things and trampling on goods and drum where rice grains were stored.

Similarly, it is learnt to have run away with another old female elephant kept at the Koshi Tappu elephant shelter in Meghauli.

A search has been mounted for the missing elephant with the help of three other elephants. The authorities at the Chitwan National Park say that they have traced the whereabouts of Dhrube with the help of radio collar signals. According to them, the notorious elephant Dhrube is in the national park's Tiger Tops area.