Elephant tramples tourist ‘who took its photo with flash on’

A tourist, R. Basavaraju, faced danger after attempting to take a selfie with an elephant near Bankapur temple in Karnataka, India, startling it with a flash. After the elephant charged at him, he fell and narrowly escaped being trampled, later receiving a fine of 25,000 Rupees for his reckless behavior, which forest officials condemned as dangerous to both humans and wildlife.

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