Gurugram: Leopard enters residential area, injures one

Gurugram (Haryana): A leopard strayed into Narsinghpur village in Gurugram on Wednesday morning. The leopard was later tranquillized by the forest officials in the afternoon and taken away.

"The leopard was given two doses of tranquillizer at 11:30 am and 11.45 am. and brought under control," forest officials said. The Forest department team later arrived to catch the leopard. Gurugram Police team also reached the spot. A village youth was injured by the leopard.

The leopard hid in the hall of a house in the village.

The ongoing conflict between humans and wildlife animals in urban areas has reached a worrying state.

The growing rate of tigers and leopards and their entry towards residential settlements are becoming a cause of concern.

(ANI)