Leopard in Kolhapur: Big Cat Strays Into Hotel Woodland, Attacks Police Constable in Maharashtra; Shocking Video Surfaces
Panic gripped Kolhapur’s upscale Tarabai Park area on Tuesday morning, November 11, when a leopard strayed into Hotel Woodland around 11:30 am, attacking four people, including a police constable and forest officials.
Panic gripped Kolhapur’s upscale Tarabai Park area in Maharashtra on Tuesday morning, November 11, when a leopard strayed into Hotel Woodland around 11:30 am, attacking four people, including a police constable and forest officials. The animal injured Constable Krishna Balwant Patil, garden workers Tukaram Khondal and Balu Humbe, and forest employee Omkar Katkar before fleeing into a closed drainage tank on the nearby Mahavitaran premises. A video showing the leopard attacking the police officer has surfaced on social media. A three-hour rescue operation followed, during which forest officials tranquilised and captured the leopard. Maharashtra: Man-Eater Leopard Shot Dead After 3 Deaths in Pune’s Pimparkhed.
Leopard Attacks Police Officer in Kolhapur, Video Surfaces
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