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Watch: Leopard strays into Jammu locality, injures three before being captured

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Watch: Leopard strays into Jammu locality, injures three before being captured

Watch: Leopard strays into Jammu locality, injures three before being captured

A leopard strayed into a posh locality of Jammu and attacked three persons.

The wild animal was captured in a rescue operation that lasted for over two hours.

Two wildlife officials, including a doctor and a civilian were injured in the attack.

Incident caused panic among people in the Gandhi Nagar locality of the city.

The adult leopard inside Green Belt Park attracted a crowd of curious onlookers.

Rescue teams managed to tranquillise the leopard and shifted it to Manda Zoo.

The civilian, who was the first to be attacked, suffered serious injuries on face and head.

Leopard was spotted by a gardener inside the park who informed Wildlife Department.


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