(IN) - Rescuers killed the leopard

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Nauwa (Rajasthan), Oct 24: The villagers of Nauwa in Rajasthan are alleging that

lackadaisical attitude of the ill-equipped forest department officials led to

the death of a leopard, who in spite of being rescued from a 25 feet well died

here on Tuesday.

 

The rescuers had tied a rope around the leopard's body, which later slipped and

formed a noose around its neck that proved fatal for the big cat.

However, the Forest Department justified tying the leopard with the rope. The

leopard fell into the well which had water. So we did not tranquilise it. Had we

done so, it might have drowned. So we tied a rope around the body and pulled it

out, " said Chaman Singh, Official of the Forest Department.

The leopard was rescued with the noose around its neck. Initially, it went

into a state of shock and later succumbed to the injuries and died in Gulab Bagh

Zoo.

While the forest department officials are shying away from commenting on the

situation, the post mortem report indicates that hunger, anaemia and shock are

the other plausible reasons for its death.

The doctors also say that the rescue team should have taken more precautions

and should have provided extra support through a plank or a cot while pulling

the leopard out.

The authorities are conducting further investigations to establish the cause

of death.

 

 

 

 

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