Another leopard caught by forest officials in UP’s Bijnor

Bijnor, Aug 16 : Yet another leopard has been caught in the forests of Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh, said officials.

The big cat was trapped in a cage kept by forest personnel on Tuesday evening.

On Monday, two leopards were caught from two different places in the district.

During a rescue operation at Mohra village in the Dhampur area on Monday morning, a leopard attacked the driver of Forest Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), forest ranger Govind Gangwar said.

Forest inspector Sandeep Sharma intervened and saved the mans life by attacking the leopard with a stick.

Forest officials said that the leopard would be subjected to medical examinations and senior officials would decide the future course of action.

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