This is the terrifying moment a rampaging elephant charged at a man and squashed him into the mud after invading his village in India . The shocking footage shows Ramiul Sheikh being violently knocked to the ground after desperately trying to outrun the animal in the Murshidabad district of the country . Mr Ramiul , 50 , scrambles to his feet and survives a second charge from the angry elephant - narrowly escaping being crushed to death by the five-ton mammal . Scroll down for video . Elephants invaded a village in India and one turned violent as people tried to coax them back into the forest . Attack : Ramiul Sheikh , 50 , was violently knocked to the ground after desperately trying to outrun the animal . Damage : The herd invaded the village in the Murshidabad district of the country , destroying crops and houses . Mr Ramiul said : ' I did n't realise how dangerously close I was to the elephant . 'Before I knew what was happening it came charging right at me . Not once but twice . 'It was only by the grace of God that I managed to escape . ' The elephant then quickly retreats and Mr Ramiul walks away miraculously unharmed , although visibly shaken and covered from head to toe in mud . The footage was captured by frightened onlooker , Sushovon Das on Tuesday when a herd walked into the village , destroying crops and houses . Locals were trying to coax the elephants back into the forest when one suddenly became violent . Locals were trying to coax the herd of elephants back into the forest when one suddenly became violent . The huge creature charged at Ramiul Sheikh , 50 , twice after villagers tried to encourage the herd to move on . Footage was captured by frightened onlooker , Sushovon Das on Tuesday when a herd of elephants invaded .
A rampaging elephant attacked a man after invading his village in India . Ramiul Sheikh , 50 , survived one charges by the five-ton animal unharmed . Locals were trying to coax elephants into forest when two turned violent .