Overview
- The leopard was found inside a toilet on the second floor of an under-construction building in Bhandewadi, a densely populated area of Nagpur.
- Transit Treatment Centre personnel tranquillised the animal, lowered it with a net, secured it in a cage, and transported it for veterinary care.
- Nagpur Police assisted by controlling crowds near the site and clearing the route for the rescue team.
- Senior forest officials will determine whether the leopard is released back into the wild or kept in captivity.
- A rescue team officer told The Indian Express that Nagpur’s unit lacks adequate cages and equipment compared with other districts.