<p>A wild elephant was spotted in Hirekaturu village in Kasba hobli of Tarikere taluk on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The pachyderm was found in a field belonging to a farmer by the name Yellappa.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The villagers alerted the Forest Department officials immediately. The elephant has destroyed an electricity pole.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Forest Department officials said that the elephant might have come from Bhadra Reserve Forest.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The elephant was seen loitering near the village lake till 6 pm on Monday. The villagers are afraid though forest officials opined that the elephant might make its way to the forest after dark.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Range Forest Officers Ravindra Kumar and Chandrashekhar Reddy have visited the spot.</p>
<p>A wild elephant was spotted in Hirekaturu village in Kasba hobli of Tarikere taluk on Monday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The pachyderm was found in a field belonging to a farmer by the name Yellappa.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The villagers alerted the Forest Department officials immediately. The elephant has destroyed an electricity pole.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Forest Department officials said that the elephant might have come from Bhadra Reserve Forest.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The elephant was seen loitering near the village lake till 6 pm on Monday. The villagers are afraid though forest officials opined that the elephant might make its way to the forest after dark.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Range Forest Officers Ravindra Kumar and Chandrashekhar Reddy have visited the spot.</p>
