A wild elephant that got separated from its herd and strayed into an inhabited area was seen gleefully walking around a market in northeastern India.<br /><br />The incident took place near the Narengi market of Guwahati, Assam on March 6, at 9:00am.<br /><br />Footage from the scene shows the elephant walking inside the market premises, looking for food.<br /><br />Later it visited a residential area to hunt for more food, causing local people offered the stray animal some bananas and other edibles.<br /><br />Reportedly the wayward animal was very friendly and did not harm anybody.<br /><br />Forest department officials were informed about the presence of the elephant in the area, and dispatched a team to the site.<br /><br />The team were able to safely rescue the elephant, and took it back to Amchang forest reserve.
