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Leopard Rescued After 36-Hour Ordeal in HP's Sirmaur Home
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News18•20-09-2026, 17:30
Leopard Rescued After 36-Hour Ordeal in HP's Sirmaur Home
- •A leopard entered a house in Chuinadhar village, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, and was rescued after 36 hours.
- •The big cat, attempting to hunt a dog, entered the ground-floor room of retired teacher Meena Ram's house.
- •The family quickly latched the door from outside and alerted the Forest Department.
- •A Forest Department team, led by Sangrah Forest Range Officer Satya Prakash Sharma, arrived but required a tranquilliser gun and sharpshooter from outside, causing a delay.
- •After 36 hours, the leopard was safely tranquillised, medically examined, found to be in perfect health, and released into a nearby dense forest.
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The leopard was trapped inside a ground-floor room of a retired teacher's house in Chuinadhar village for 36 hours before being successfully rescued.
According to an eyewitness, the big cat entered the house to hunt a dog, leading to a fierce fight between them in a ground-floor room.
After being safely tranquillised by a team requiring a sharpshooter and outside equipment, a medical examination confirmed the leopard was in perfect health before it was released into a nearby dense forest.
