People of the steel town on Wednesday heaved a sigh of relief after the forest department staff captured a male leopard, aged around six, in a four-hour-long operation in the backyard of Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant (VISP) staff quarters in the morning.
The leopard was spotted in the backyard of the quarters near Sai Baba Mandir in New Town around 6.30 am. The woman, who noticed the leopard, screamed for help when it was about to pounce on her.
It is said that she sustained minor injuries and has been admitted to a hospital. A team of forest department officials and the staff of the fire and emergency service department rushed to the spot. The veterinarian tranquilised the big cat which was captured with the help of a net, It was later moved to a cage.
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