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Four injured in bigcat attack, beast captured, released in Dudhwa

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Published : May 11, 2019, 11:52 AM IST

Forest department officials managed to capture a leopard in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh after it attacked and injured four people and later released it into Dudhwa National Park.

A leopard captured in UP

Lucknow: Four persons were injured in a leopard attack following which forest department officials caged the big cat and released it into Dudhwa National Park, police said.

As per forest officials and locals leopard entered into a house after injuring four locals-- Ram Singh, Awadish, Anil and Ram Singhar. He had entered the village in search of water, officials said.

Villagers allege that the officials from the forest department reached the spot after over two hours.

"We called and informed the forest department about the incident. But they reached here after two hours. In the meantime, the leopard attacked four persons, who have been injured in the incident," a villager said.

Kartniyaghat Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Gyan Prakash said he had to call a seven-range forest officer to catch the leopard as local officers were unsuccessful in trapping the big cat.

"A zoo official from Lucknow reached the spot and administered a tranquillizer shot after which the leopard lost consciousness and it was taken out of the house," Kartniyaghat DFO said.

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Lucknow: Four persons were injured in a leopard attack following which forest department officials caged the big cat and released it into Dudhwa National Park, police said.

As per forest officials and locals leopard entered into a house after injuring four locals-- Ram Singh, Awadish, Anil and Ram Singhar. He had entered the village in search of water, officials said.

Villagers allege that the officials from the forest department reached the spot after over two hours.

"We called and informed the forest department about the incident. But they reached here after two hours. In the meantime, the leopard attacked four persons, who have been injured in the incident," a villager said.

Kartniyaghat Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Gyan Prakash said he had to call a seven-range forest officer to catch the leopard as local officers were unsuccessful in trapping the big cat.

"A zoo official from Lucknow reached the spot and administered a tranquillizer shot after which the leopard lost consciousness and it was taken out of the house," Kartniyaghat DFO said.

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