Leopard rescued in Kathua village

Jammu, August 13

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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 ventured into hilltop Barmote village in Bani Tehsil around 9.15 pm on Monday 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 on Tuesday morning and guarded the cowshed throughout the day before a team of the Wildlife Protection Department finally tranquilised the beast around 5 pm, they said. — PTI