Leopard in residential premises finally caught after over 6 hr long operation
April 01, 2016
Valsad
A leopard which had injured three persons including a boy and a forest guard after entering a residential premises in Gadariya village under rural Valsad police station of this South Gujarat district was finally caught by the forest team after around six to seven hours long operation today.
PSI of Valsad rural police station V A Dabi said that the beast, which had strayed from the nearby jungles, entered the residential premises of one Naresh Patel at around six this morning.
It first attacked a boy which was trying to take its picture through his cell-phone and injured him. It also injured another person and a forest guard involved in the operation to catch it, he said.
The forest team finally caught it after giving tranquilizing shots to it after around six to seven hours long operation. The beast was hiding in the Chhapra (a separate dwelling units made by farmers) of the said premises.
It has been caged and taken to an animal care center.
– DeshGujarat
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