Moradabad,

27 Feb (HS): In a rare and tense wildlife encounter, a leopard entered a house

in a densely populated area near the Ganga Temple in Harthala, in the Civil

Lines area of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh on Friday morning. The

people present in the house, exercising restraint, locked the leopard in the

bathroom and ran away to save their lives. The forest department team, along

with the police, reached the spot and sealed the entire house, and a team from

the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve rescued the leopard.

Harthala

resident Meghraj Prajapati said that everyone was sleeping in his house at 6

o'clock this morning. During this time, they felt some noise inside the house.

When they looked, a leopard was sitting in the bathroom. Without any delay, the

family closed the bathroom door from outside. After this, they raised alarm,

which alerted people nearby. On getting the information, the Forest Department

team and Thana Civil Lines team immediately reached the spot. After this, the

team sealed the entire house.

A

team was called from Pilibhit Tiger Reserve to rescue the leopard. The team

rescued the leopard. Forest Department Area Officer Girish Srivastava said that

the forest department team arrived at the scene as soon as the information was

received. After sealing the entire house, the leopard was rescued with great

care. The leopard will be tranquilized and released safely into the forest.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi