<p>Pune: A leopard strayed into a residential area in Maharashtra’s Pune district in the early hours of Thursday and was rescued after about five hours, a police official said.</p>.<p>Locals spotted the adult leopard at Chikhli in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area around 4.50 am.</p>.<p>After being alerted, forest officials, police, fire brigade and members of RESQ Charitable Trust launched an operation to tranquilise the big cat.</p>.9-year-old boy killed by leopard, body recovered in UP's Balrampur.<p>To avoid crowding around the animal, as it could have left the feline stressed, locals were requested to stay indoors, he said.</p>.<p>Senior inspector Dnyaneshwar Karkar of Chikhli police station told <em>PTI</em> the wild animal first entered the Sonawane Vasti area in Chikhali.</p>.<p>“Efforts were made to capture the leopard at a godown, but the feline gave the rescuers the slip. It was then isolated on a farm. Eventually, the leopard was tranquilised with a dart and successfully rescued around 10 am,” said Katkar.</p>.<p>No one was injured in the rescue operation, and the animal was also unhurt, he said.</p>.<p>Nachiket Upadhyay of RESQ Charitable Trust said the animal was safely darted and rescued with the collective efforts from all agencies.</p>.<p>Officials said the leopard’s health will be assessed before it is released into the wild. </p>
<p>Pune: A leopard strayed into a residential area in Maharashtra’s Pune district in the early hours of Thursday and was rescued after about five hours, a police official said.</p>.<p>Locals spotted the adult leopard at Chikhli in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area around 4.50 am.</p>.<p>After being alerted, forest officials, police, fire brigade and members of RESQ Charitable Trust launched an operation to tranquilise the big cat.</p>.9-year-old boy killed by leopard, body recovered in UP's Balrampur.<p>To avoid crowding around the animal, as it could have left the feline stressed, locals were requested to stay indoors, he said.</p>.<p>Senior inspector Dnyaneshwar Karkar of Chikhli police station told <em>PTI</em> the wild animal first entered the Sonawane Vasti area in Chikhali.</p>.<p>“Efforts were made to capture the leopard at a godown, but the feline gave the rescuers the slip. It was then isolated on a farm. Eventually, the leopard was tranquilised with a dart and successfully rescued around 10 am,” said Katkar.</p>.<p>No one was injured in the rescue operation, and the animal was also unhurt, he said.</p>.<p>Nachiket Upadhyay of RESQ Charitable Trust said the animal was safely darted and rescued with the collective efforts from all agencies.</p>.<p>Officials said the leopard’s health will be assessed before it is released into the wild. </p>