Leopard attacks caretaker at Bannerghatta Biological Park, Bengaluru

A leopard attacked a caretaker at the Bannerghatta Biological Park on Friday morning, leaving him seriously injured.

The Bannerghatta Biological Park is located on the outskirts of Bengaluru city and a large number of people from the city visit it. The victim, identified as Shantappa, was reportedly carrying out cleaning work inside the leopard’s enclosure when the incident occurred at around 8.30 am.

The park falls under the jurisdiction of the Bannerghatta police station.

According



to preliminary information, the leopard had been fed chicken and mutton on Thursday night as part of its regular diet.

 As per standard procedure, the animals are shifted to a separate enclosure in the morning to facilitate cleaning of their cages. After the cleaning work is completed, the animals are returned to their usual enclosures.

However, officials said that despite being shifted to another cage, the leopard managed to sneak through a narrow gap and attacked Shantappa during the cleaning process.