A wild tusker, locally known as Padayappa, entered the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) bungalow area at Devikulam near Munnar on Thursday morning.
According to local people, the tusker reached the area around 6.30 a.m. The tusker entered the Kochi-Dhanuskodi National Highway at Devikulam and disrupted the traffic for a while. The tusker then crossed the road and moved to the sub-collector bungalow area and later to the forest area.