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Leopard who attacked man in Pune in forest department custody

By ANI | Updated: October 27, 2021 07:35 IST

A joint team of Pune district forest department, animal NGOs and local administration have rescued a leopard, who attacked a man in the residential area of Hadapsar on Tuesday.

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A joint team of Pune district forest department, animal NGOs and local administration have rescued a leopard, who attacked a man in the residential area of Hadapsar on Tuesday.

"A team of Pune district forest department, animal NGOs and local administration rescued a leopard who attacked a person in a residential area of Hadapsar on October 26," Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF) Rahul Patil told ANI.

Sambhaji Athole (45) was out for a morning walk when the leopard attacked him. He sustained wounds on his stomach and back. After the incident, he was rushed to a nearby private hospital for treatment.

Earlier on Tuesday, a team of the Forest Department conducted a search operation for the leopard.

( With inputs from ANI )

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