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Villagers booked for attacking vet during leopard rescue operation in Karnataka’s Tumakuru

Villagers booked for attacking vet during leopard rescue operation in Karnataka’s Tumakuru

Police booked a group of Timmasandra villagers for attacking a veterinary doctor during a leopard rescue operation in Tumakuru district, Karnataka, on October 22. Prayag HS, assistant director of veterinary medical services from Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP), stated that around 50 to 60 villagers gathered at a farmer’s agricultural land and disturbed the operation by shouting. According to Prayag, the crowd demanded immediate capture of the leopard after it climbed a coconut tree, issued threats, and shouted loudly, which caused the animal to escape. When the doctor attempted to leave for a hospital after the leopard got away, the mob turned violent and physically assaulted him. Police registered a case against about 15 unidentified villagers under sections 126, 115, and 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Police stated that no arrests had been made so far in the ongoing investigation.

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