ITAHARI, June 13: The wild leopard that entered Ekata Tole of Itahari Sub Metropolitan City has been brought under control after six and a half hours.
The leopard that entered the house compound of Neru Chaudhary of Ekta Tole was made unconscious using a dart. The technical team of the Directorate of Livestock and Fishery Development of Province 1 and Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve had arrived at the location to take the leopard weighing 40 kilograms under control.
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The Armed Police Force and District Police had cordoned off the area to catch the leopard that was spotted at around 6 AM on Monday. The leopard was handed over to Division Forest Office, Sunsari, said Superintendent of Police Sanjay Singh Thapa of District Police Office, Sunsari. Now, the Forest Office is preparing to send the leopard to Chitwan National Park with the help of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve.
The captured male leopard is two years old, said Division Forest Officer Gopal Dahal of the Division Forest Office, Sunsari.
