Leopard enters bathroom in Karnataka's Tumakuru

BENGALURU: A household from Nagasandra village in Gubbi taluk of Tumakuru district woke up to a shock on Monday morning when a leopard turned up in their bathroom.

Ashok, the family head, woke up in wee hours and walked to the bathroom when he saw the leopard lying in a container. He rushed out and immediately locked the bathroom. His family alerted other villagers who soon assembled at the spot.Nagasandra is about 90 km from Bengaluru.
R Ramesh, a range forest officer of Gubbi under Tumakuru division, said they got call from the village around 3.30am and within 30 minutes, they reached the spot located at about 16 km from the taluk headquarters.
“The female leopard, aged about four years, was hiding in the bathroom area of the house. We summoned veterinarians who are part of a rapid rescue squad after analysing the situation. The team equipped with tranquilisers started the operation around 6am and were able to capture the wild animal by 9.30am,” he added.
Ramesh said the leopard might have entered from nearby Seegehalli forest, which is part of Turuvekere, another taluk in Tumakuru district, located at a distance of about 50 kms.