Latest News | Leopard on Loose Captured J-K's Kathua

Jammu, Aug 13 (PTI) 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.

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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.

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The leopard is being shifted to Jammu.

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