Wild Elephant enters Siliguri destroys cars and houses

Residents of Siliguri on Wednesday woke up to a fully grown elephant running amok on the streets in front of their houses. The people were helpless as the elephant continued to rampage the houses, compounds and sheds.

Police had to resort to lathi charge to control the crowd . The pachyderm created panic when it reached busy Sevok Road and started marching near Payal Cinema hall. The Road remained closed and vehicles came to standstill.