<p>Four Forest department personnel had a narrow escape when a wild jumbo attacked their vehicle at Onkar Range in Bandipur forest of Gundlupet taluk on Friday.</p>.<p>The personnel were travelling by the jeep during an operation to chase the wild jumbos that had strayed into the villages, when an irked wild jumbo attacked the vehicle.</p>.<p>The front portion of the vehicle has been damaged. Deputy Range Forest Officer K P Amar, employees Madappa, Shivu and Rajanna were in the vehicle. They have sustained minor injuries.</p>.<p>According to sources, a herd of elephants was camping near a water body at Onkar Range and were straying into the villages every day.</p>.<p>Based on the complaints by the villagers, the department took out an operation to drive the jumbos into the forest. It was at this time a tusker barged towards the vehicle and stamped the front portion and rammed it with its tusks and toppled the vehicle. The employees fled the spot to save their lives.</p>.<p>Assistant Conservator of Forest K Paramesh said, "The department received complaints about jumbo menace from the villagers. The personnel were there to drive them away, when the incident occurred. However, the employees are safe."</p>.<p>The Begur police have registered a case.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Four Forest department personnel had a narrow escape when a wild jumbo attacked their vehicle at Onkar Range in Bandipur forest of Gundlupet taluk on Friday.</p>.<p>The personnel were travelling by the jeep during an operation to chase the wild jumbos that had strayed into the villages, when an irked wild jumbo attacked the vehicle.</p>.<p>The front portion of the vehicle has been damaged. Deputy Range Forest Officer K P Amar, employees Madappa, Shivu and Rajanna were in the vehicle. They have sustained minor injuries.</p>.<p>According to sources, a herd of elephants was camping near a water body at Onkar Range and were straying into the villages every day.</p>.<p>Based on the complaints by the villagers, the department took out an operation to drive the jumbos into the forest. It was at this time a tusker barged towards the vehicle and stamped the front portion and rammed it with its tusks and toppled the vehicle. The employees fled the spot to save their lives.</p>.<p>Assistant Conservator of Forest K Paramesh said, "The department received complaints about jumbo menace from the villagers. The personnel were there to drive them away, when the incident occurred. However, the employees are safe."</p>.<p>The Begur police have registered a case.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
