Forest dept rescues leopard in HD Kote

Mysuru: After a three-day long search, forest department officials rescued a female leopard which had fallen into an 100feet deep dry well in Karapura village in HD Kote on Monday
The leopard, estimated to be two-years-old, fell into the trap on Friday. Although healthy, the big cat is weak, said officials. It is undergoing treatment and is expected to be released into the wild in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve.
Sources told TOI that a forest official scaled down the well for some 20 feet and darted the leopard. The operation to rescue the big cat was on for about 90 minutes, they added. The entire area witnessed heavy rainfall on Monday which disrupted search operations.
It may be recalled that on Saturday, RFO Siddaraju locked himself in a cage and entered the well to find out if the leopard was trapped inside the well. Later, the visuals of the big cat were captured by locals on mobile phones. Even on Sunday the authorities had carried out the search of this leopard inside the well.
Prakash Karapura, whose house is located next to the dry well said, the leopard was rescued late in the evening.