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The infant is very fortunate because the elephant has already killed at least three people in the last year.
“We ran over and were shocked to see the wall in pieces and a tusker standing over our baby. She was crying and there were huge chunks of the wall lying all around and on the cot," said father Dipak Mahato. "The tusker started moving away but when our child started crying again, it returned and used its trunk to remove the debris."
The girl was taken to Deben Mahato Sadar Hospital and treated for minor external injuries.
In addition to killing people, the elephant has damaged at least 17 houses this year.
"What's really surprising is that this elephant left the little girl alive even after damaging the house. It seems to have a heart, too," said ranger Samir Bose.
[The Times of India]