Date:01/06/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/01/stories/2008060155761000.htm

Andhra Pradesh

Panther trapped in A.P.

Staff Reporter

RAJAHMUNDRY: A panther which sent the people of ONGC base residential area into a tizzy for over three days in this busy town was finally trapped during the early hours of Saturday. This is the second such incident in 45 days in Rajahmundry.

In the first incident, a panther sneaked into Lalithanagar and entered the bathroom of a house before being finally caged by forest officials after nine hours of operation.

This time, the drama ended around 5.30 a.m., when it was seen trapped in a cage put up by forest officials two days ago. The ONGC security staff and a forest guard who saw the panther in the cage, immediately called veterinary doctor Srinivas of Nehru Zoological Park, Visakhapatnam, who was camping here.