Kushalnagar: A tusker in search of food wandered into the human habitat of Kolthod-Bygod village near Virajpet and fell into an incomplete open septic tank in the wee hours of today. After several hours of rescue efforts, the pachyderm was successfully freed and driven back into the nearby forest.
The incident took place on the property of H.A. Ganesh, a resident of Kolthod-Bygod. Ganesh had dug a 20-foot-deep pit for septic tank behind his house, covering it with wooden planks. The pit measured 10 feet in width and 15 feet in length. As the tusker stepped on the wooden planks, they gave way, causing the animal to crash into the pit.
