A father-son duo was injured in an encounter with a leopard near Kurar village, located adjacent to Sanjay Gandhi National Park, on Saturday morning. The injured were rushed to Shatabdi Hospital and are currently stable.

After the incident, the big cat hid in a trench. RFO Niket Shinde, along with SGNP team and the NGO WWA, prepared a plan and SGNP veterinary officer Dr Nikhil Bangar successfully darted the animal in less than an hour. The leopard was then shifted to the park’s rescue centre.