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Pune, Oct 26 (PTI) A man who was out for a morning walk was injured after a leopard attacked him in a residential area in Pune city on Tuesday following which the animal was rescued late in the evening, a forest official said.
The leopard was found hiding in a narrow lane in Gosavi Vasti area in suburban Hadapsar and was rescued after an operation that lasted over two hours, said Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) Rahul Patil.
Earlier in the morning it attacked Sambhaji Atole in Sade Satara Nali locality, close to the premises of the leading vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India.
Atole was rushed to the Sassoon General Hospital.
He was out of danger, officials said.
"Around 5.30 am, Atole and one of his friends went for a morning walk near a temple in Gosavi Vasti.