elephant attack in mysore The elephant attack also forced the district administration to declare a holiday for educational institutions in the city. But some schools refused to let the children out due to security reasons. Though initially the DC had obtained permission to shoot the rogue calf to death as three shots of tranquilisers had no effect, the tranquilisers kicked in and subdued the elephant soon after, avoiding the shooting of the calf. The mother and son were first spotted near the RMC Yard in Bamboo Bazaar at around 5.30 am. After creating havoc in the vicinity, the mother-elephant ran away towards Tilak Nagar, reaching Naidu Farm along the KRS road.
via Bannimantap and LIC Circle. It was later spotted standing in the middle of a large water-body in the farm, close to the Sewage Plant. Forest Department personnel, led by Zoo Director K.B. Markandaiah and Veterinarian Dr. Suresh Kumar, attempted to transquilise the elephant but did not succeed for a long time as it was far beyond the gun's firing range and also they had to fire many times as the tranquiliser dose they initially had at hand was low. When 80-year-old Siddamma, a resident of Bamboo Bazaar, Mysore, awoke as usual at 6 am on Wednesday, it seemed like just another day. She went down the stairs and headed straight for the bathroom on the ground floor. When she stepped out a short while later, it seemed as if all hell had broken loose. She was right in the path of a rampaging wild elephant. Briefly she heard herself screaming with fear and crashing into a wall and then everything descended into a mass of pain.
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