Pune Oct 26 PTI A man who was out for a morning walk was injured after a leopard attacked him in a residential area in Pune city on Tuesday following which the animal was rescued late in the evening a forest official said The leopard was found hiding in a narrow lane in Gosavi Vasti area in suburban Hadapsar and was rescued after an operation that lasted over two hours said Deputy Conservator of Forests DCF Rahul Patil Earlier in the morning it attacked Sambhaji Atole in Sade Satara Nali locality close to the premises of the leading vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India Atole was rushed to the Sassoon General Hospital He was out of danger officials said Around 530 am Atole and one of his friends went for a morning walk near a temple in Gosavi Vasti According to eyewitnesses the leopard suddenly appeared and attacked Atole When others raised alarm it fled said inspector Arvind Gokule of Hadapsar police station Atole told PTI that he managed to push the animal off but was lacerated on the waist and chest A couple of weeks ago there were reports of leopards being sighted in Hadapsars Mohammadwadi area which has a large forest cover The rescued leopard will be placed in a rehabilitation centre DCF Patil said PTI SPK COR GK BNM NSK KRK KRK

Pune Oct 26 PTI A man was injured after a leopard attacked him while he was on a morning walk in a residential area in Maharashtras Pune city on Tuesday officials said The incident took place at Gosavi Vasti in Sade Satara Nali locality of suburban Hadapsar which is located close to the premises of the leading vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India Sambhaji Atole who was injured in the attack was rushed to the Sassoon General Hospital and his condition was reported to be out of danger officials said At around 530 am Atole and one of his friends went for their daily morning walk near a temple in Gosavi Vasti According to eyewitnesses a leopard suddenly came in front of them and attacked Atole As other people around raised an alarm the leopard ran away Hadapsar police stations inspector Arvind Gokule said Speaking to PTI Atole said he and a friend were on a morning walk when he heard the grunt of an animal and was within seconds attacked by a leopard I managed to push it away but the animals teeth injured me on the waist and I also got a scratch on my chest he said Range forest officer Mukesh Sanas said they sent a team to the spot and to locate the feline which was believed to be hiding in the nearby farms The big cat had not been located till late Tuesday evening forest officials said A couple of weeks ago there were reports of leopards being sighted in Hadapsars Mohammadwadi area which has a large forest cover PTI SPK COR GK BNM NSK NSK

Pune Oct 26 PTI A 50-year-old man was injured after a leopard attacked him while he was on a morning walk in a residential area in Maharashtras Pune city on Tuesday officials said The incident took place at Gosavi Vasti in Sade Satara Nali locality of suburban Hadapsar which is located close to the premises of leading vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India The victim Sambhaji Atole who was injured in the attack was rushed to the Sassoon General Hospital and his condition was reported to be out of danger officials said At around 530 am Atole and one of his friends went for their daily morning walk near a temple in Gosavi Vasti According to witnesses a leopard suddenly came in front of them and attacked Atole As other people around raised an alarm the leopard ran away Hadapsar police stations inspector Arvind Gokule said The residential area where the incident took place has farmlands on one side he said Range forest officer Mukesh Sanas said they sent a team to the spot and to locate the feline which was believed to be hiding in the nearby farms A couple of weeks ago there were reports of leopards being sighted in Hadapsars Mohammadwadi area which has a large forest cover PTI SPK GK GK