Leopard Rescued After 20-Hour Ordeal in Kathua Village
A leopard was rescued by wildlife officials after being locked in a cowshed for 20 hours by villagers in Kathua district's Barmote village. The leopard had attacked a goat before being confined. Police guarded the shed until wildlife department officials tranquilized and relocated the animal.
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A leopard was rescued on Tuesday by a team of wildlife officials after it was locked by villagers in a cowshed for nearly 20 hours in a remote forest village in Kathua district, officials said.
The leopard had ventured into hilltop Barmote village in Bani Tehsil on Monday around 9.15 pm and attacked a goat before entering the nearby cowshed with its prey, officials said.
They said some villagers gathered courage and locked the cowshed before informing the local police.
A police team reached the village Tuesday morning and guarded the cowshed throughout the day before a team of wildlife protection department finally tranquilised the beast around 5 pm, they said.
The leopard is being shifted to Jammu.
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