NEWSLINK: Big cat rescued from ex-professor’s bedroom

SUSHANTA TALUKDAR

A fully grown male leopard that sneaked into the bedroom of a retired professor at Santipur here was rescued by Assam State Zoo officials on Wednesday. The animal was tranquilised and was taken to the zoo.

Anxious crowd thronged the house with some taking pictures through smart phones.

Divisional Forest Officer, Assam State Zoo, Chandan Bora told The Hindu that zoo doctor Panchami Sarma performed a three-hour surgery on the leopard to remove a cable that caused serious injury in its lumber region.

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