A dog in Karnataka escaped unharmed after getting trapped in a toilet with a leopard for nearly seven hours. The incident took place in Bilinele village in Dakshina Kannada district.
Twitter user Prajwal uploaded the picture of both the dog and leopard sitting in the toilet. He also shared videos of the rescue operation, which went viral in online social platforms.
This photo was taken from outside through a gap in the window. It is a leopard and a dog stuck together since this morning inside the toilet of a house in Kadaba, Dakshina Kannada district. I am told the leopard escaped at 2 pm and the dog is alive! pic.twitter.com/hgjJhaXW03
— Prajwal (@prajwalmanipal) February 3, 2021
Sharing a video I received from the spot. After the leopard and dog were spotted inside the toilet in the morning, curious passers-by joined forest department officials to figure out how to catch the leopard and release it to the forest. pic.twitter.com/9dLzlxTUOO
— Prajwal (@prajwalmanipal) February 3, 2021
A plan was hatched to trap the tiger in a net from the top of the toilet. But the leopard proved to be too strong, broke free and ran away. pic.twitter.com/ZFZgtDWkH0
— Prajwal (@prajwalmanipal) February 3, 2021
who is now posing for photos. pic.twitter.com/LKy0s4viNx
— Prajwal (@prajwalmanipal) February 3, 2021
The dog was saved later. The forest department authorities made efforts to trap the leopard using a net. But the leopard managed to leap through the roof and escaped