A three-year-old leopard was rescued near the Pavana camping site after injuring six people. Villagers attempted to capture the animal, causing it harm, and now face legal action.
PUNE: A three-year-old leopard was rescued by a team of forest department and
RESQ Charitable Trust
around 9am on Friday after it injured six people near the
Pavana camping site
at Ambegaon in Maval tehsil.
The forest officials later registered a case against the villagers for trying to catch the leopard using a net and causing injury to the animal.
The leopard was initially spotted resting atop a tree when approximately 100 villagers gathered below with their dogs, creating a commotion. Panicked by the crowd, the leopard descended and attacked several dogs and their owners who attempted to intervene.
The situation escalated when the villagers tried to capture the leopard with ropes and nets, resulting in injuries to six people, including Gyaneshwar Tripathi Rajiwade, Bhaktishwar Rajiwade, Pravin Rajiwade, Balu Shinde, and Gafur Sheikh. The villagers restrained the leopard with ropes, which restricted its blood flow.
Upon arrival, the forest department and RESQ team safely transferred the leopard to a transport cage. The animal was then taken to the wildlife transit treatment centre in Bavdhan, where it received anti-shock treatment and medical care for minor injuries.
Neha Panchamiya, founder and president of RESQ Charitable Trust, said: “The leopard is stable and under observation at the Wildlife Transit Centre. She has minor injuries but no critical health concerns. She will be rehabilitated and released soon.”
The forest department has registered a
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