Updated
Updated · BBC.com · Jul 23
Officials Capture Leopard After 5-Hour Rajasthan Liquor Store Standoff
Updated
Updated · BBC.com · Jul 23

Officials Capture Leopard After 5-Hour Rajasthan Liquor Store Standoff

3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jul 23

Summary

  • Nearly five hours after being trapped inside a Rajasthan liquor store, a leopard was tranquillised, captured and later released back into the wild, local authorities said.
  • CCTV from July 20 showed the animal entering the shop and attacking a salesman after it had already attacked a cleaning worker inside.
  • The leopard then hid near the counter, allowing both employees to escape before others shut the store and sealed the animal inside.
  • The capture ended an unusual standoff in northwestern India without further injuries after the initial attacks.

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