A man was sent fleeing after hitting a wild elephant from behind in east India, causing it to chase him through the fields.The incident occurred on December 30 in Karanjia near Mayurbhanj, Odisha.An elephant was spotted near a village feeding on crops and a group of men quickly gathered to chase it away.One of the men foolishly ran behind it with a stick and struck a few blows to its rear.Eyewitnesses claimed that the man ran for his life and crept under a culvert to save his life.