A single-tusk wild elephant ventured into Munnar town in Idukki on Monday night and damaged a parked vehicle.
According to local residents, the elephant reached the State Bank Of India branch area in Munnar around 8.30 p.m. It destroyed a vehicle parked in the vicinity.
Munnar range officer Arun Maharaja said the elephant from Mankulam forest was camping near Doctors Bungalow when the Rapid Response Team (RRT) and the officials of the range office chased it back to the forest.