Leopard spotted at school for special kids near Tumakuru
Tumakuru: Panic gripped a school for specially-abled children on the outskirts of Tumakuru after a leopard was spotted on the campus on Monday.
The incident occurred around 9:00 a.m. at the Indian Red Cross Society’s residential school for speech and hearing-impaired children in Belagumba, located at the base of a hillock, as reported by Deccan Herald.
The leopard was seen chasing a stray dog before it strayed onto the school premises. Terrified by the sudden appearance of the wild animal, students and staff raised an alarm. The leopard, which had reportedly caught the dog by the neck, fled the scene.
The school accommodates hundreds of children with special needs from various districts. Following the incident, both students and local villagers remain on edge.
Residents of Belagumba claim this is not an isolated occurrence, saying leopard sightings have become increasingly common over the past three years. Many have urged the Forest Department to take immediate action to address the growing threat.
Forest and police officials visited the school shortly after the incident to gather information from teachers and students.
“Since the CCTV cameras at the school are not working, there is no footage of leopard straying into school and the village. However, we have placed a cage near the school to catch the big cat,” DH quoted Range Forest Officer (RFO) Namitha as saying.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
