Leopard leaps onto moving car near Pune, series of big cat incidents reported across Maharashtra
Pune: In a startling incident, a leopard leapt onto a moving car on the Pune-Ahilyanagar Road near Kamargaon, injuring itself in the process on Tuesday morning. The encounter was captured on video, has since gone viral.
The leopard leaped out of the roadside shrubs, according to eyewitnesses. It attempted to attack a speeding automobile. It misjudged the leap, hit the vehicle's bonnet and sliding onto the road. Motorists came to a halt as the injured leopard sat immobile for several minutes. Crowd gathered and caused temporary chaos on the busy stretch.
Forest officials reached the spot shortly after they were alerted. They confirmed that the animal was later safely rescued and taken for medical treatment, as reported by The Free Press Journal. The event follows a series of leopard-related attacks in Pune area in recent weeks.
Earlier, a police officer in Kolhapur narrowly escaped a leopard attack during a rescue operation near the MSEB Mahavitaran office in the city center. The leopard had strayed into the area, causing panic. During the rescue operation, the leopard became violent and attacked the cops. Viral video shows one officer stumbling as the leopard lunges at him. His crew successfully fended off the animal, but the cop got minor injuries.
In another case, forest officials in Junnar taluka’s Ghadgepat village successfully trapped a three-year-old female leopard early Sunday morning. The big cat was captured in a cage placed in a banana plantation and later transferred to the Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre for care and observation.
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Businessman lured by FB friend, attacked for extortion in K'taka; 4 held
Madikeri (Karnataka) (PTI): Four people were arrested for allegedly assaulting, illegally confining and attempting to extort money from a 39-year-old businessman who was lured through a honeytrap set up on social media, police said on Monday.
The accused have been identified as Rachana, Malati, Darshan and Ravi.
Police said efforts are underway to nab the remaining suspects involved in the incident, which occurred on December 12 in Madikeri, the district headquarters of Kodagu.
According to the complaint, the victim, a resident of Maddur taluk in Mandya district, was befriended by a woman identified as Rachana through Facebook, who later sought financial assistance and received Rs 5,000 from him via PhonePe on November 28.
When he asked her to return the money, the woman allegedly asked him to travel to Mysuru or Kushalnagar, promising to meet him.
The police said the woman later called the victim to Madikeri on December 12 and took him to a house near the market area, where they spent some time and consumed alcohol in the evening.
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Later that night, citing an emergency, the woman left the house. After her departure, three men allegedly broke into the house and attacked the victim, assaulting him with a stick and the handle of a sword, causing injuries to his face, mouth, chest and leg, the FIR stated.
The complainant alleged that he was forcibly confined, stripped and a nude video of him was recorded. The accused also allegedly threatened him with a toy gun, demanding Rs 50 lakh and warning that the video would be uploaded on social media if the money was not paid.
Police said the victim was held captive and somehow managed to escape in the early hours of December 13. However, after he escaped, the accused allegedly attempted to kidnap him in an autorickshaw, an incident that was captured on CCTV cameras.
Based on his complaint at the Madikeri Town police station, a case was registered under Sections 310(2) (dacoity), 127(2) (wrongful confinement), 118(1) (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, a senior police officer said.
“Four accused, including two women, have been arrested. Efforts are on to nab two more absconding accused. Further investigation is on,” he added.
