Leopard on the loose strikes panic in Jaipur’s Civil Lines area
The forest department, after hours of efforts, tranquillises and rescues the big cat
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Panic spread in Jaipur's high-security Civil Lines area after a leopard was sighted moving through residential compounds, including a school and the official bungalow of a Rajasthan cabinet minister, officials said.
After receiving the information, the forest department, after hours of efforts, tranquillised and rescued the big cat, Chief Wildlife Warden Shikha Mehra said, adding that there was no loss of life.
The wild cat was first sighted entering the Tiny Blossom Senior Secondary School, later it reportedly entered the official residence of the state Water Resources Minister Suresh Rawat, located opposite the bungalow of Congress leader Sachin Pilot.
The Civil Lines zone also houses the Raj Bhavan, the chief minister's residence and the official quarters of top ministers and bureaucrats.
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Former minister Pratap Khachariyawas posted on X, "A leopard entered the civil lines in Jaipur today to wake up the sleeping government of Rajasthan. The people of Rajasthan are sad, there is no one to take care of them, and the animals are hungry in the jungle. The government of Rajasthan has completely failed to protect them."
"Now, the leopard has come behind the residence of the Chief Minister. Now wake up, Rajasthan government," he added.
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