Leopard found trapped inside net in MP, dies

A leopard that was found trapped inside a net near Sukkhu river here has died succumbing to injuries, a senior forest official said on Sunday.

Acting on a tip-off that a leopard was trapped in a net near the river, about 70 km away from the district head quarter, a team of forest department’s rescue team on Saturday rushed to the spot along with experts from Panna Tiger Reserve to save the big cat, Chattarpur Chief Conservator of Forest (CCF) Lal Singh Rawat said. The rescue team tranquilised the leopard and pulled it out but due to excessive injuries it died, he said.

After post-mortem, the leopard’s viscera was sent for forensic examination, Rawat said, adding suspected persons are being questioned on the issue.