The elephant that went on the rampage damaging as many as 50 vehicles on Saturday close to Kekirawa has been found to be blind, according to a Vetenary surgeon.
In addition to loss of sight in both eyes it also has suffered gun shot injuries earlier.
The Surgeon Chandana Jayasinha said that since the elephant is without its sight in both eyes it was difficult to treat the animal which has now traveled about 35 kilometres away from the original area where it caused damages. It is currently in the reserves of the Kalawewa tank.
Villagers blame the Wild Life officials for mishandling the situation and allowing to go on the rampage damaging vehicles.
They claimed that when the elephant, a tusker was cornered in a garden the officials had fired warning shots promptingt the animal to get to the road and start attacking the vehicles.
However, Wild officials said that most of the vehicles had parked in the area and come to look at the elephant instead of passing by and helping the officials to clear the location to ensure safety of the people.
“Some people were even running behind the animal who was already in a state of panic and at one point the elephant threateningly turned back at the crowds’, he said.
The elephant went on the rampage at Thibbatuweva in Kekirawa for several hours Saturday morning, forcing people to flee in all directions for safety while it also created a traffic chaos.
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