A female leopard entered a room located in a sprawling garden in the Kankhal area of Haridwar district on Wednesday, triggering scare among the people residing in the neighbourhood. The beast was spotted at noon, said the locals. The police was informed after its sighting. later, the information of the big cat stalking around reached the forest department. With DFO, Haridwar, and his team informing others, a team of wildlife experts along with a doctor reached the spot around 2 pm.
Meanwhile, the DFO locked the room from outside. later, the beast was tranquilised and sent to another place. However, the forest officials declined to divulge details where the leopard had been taken to. Ranger, Haridwar, Mall Singh said that it is aged around 4-5 years. The leopard had escaped from Chiddiyapur range, he added.