Summary:
Many, including the driver of the vehicle, abandoned their vehicles and ran into the nearby forests for shelter. The animal took its own sweet time to feast even as travellers on the route stared at the sight in disbelief. Nainital: Traffic on National Highway-121 that passes through Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) came to a halt for over four hours after a tusker spotted bags of jaggery and other food items on top of a vehicle and raided the stock. It also ended up hitting nearby vehicles, leaving them with a dent.Rohit Goswami, who called up the forest department, said, “I had just reached Aam Danda adjacent to CTR when I caught a glimpse of the elephant . I quickly called up forest officials.”Pramod Pant, part of the forest team which drove the tusker away, said, “The elephant tried to push a car with its trunk but the occupants, a woman and her daughter, fled..