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Elephant injures mahout in Varanasi, hospitalised

Varanasi, Oct 18 (UNI) An elephant brought to the Panchavati Grounds in the Ramnagar police station area of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh for the Ramlila performance suddenly went berserk and injured its mahout.
Upon receiving information about the incident, police arrived at the scene and admitted the injured mahout to the hospital, where he is receiving treatment.
Police have closed the roads leading to the Panchavati Grounds for security reasons. A forest department team has also arrived at the scene. As a precaution, no one is being allowed to approach the ground.
According to information received, the elephant had come from Azamgarh with its mahout. Efforts are underway to control the elephant.
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