Bengaluru: Police registered a case against a group of Timmasandra villagers from Hebbur Hobli in Tumakuru district for allegedly attacking a 48-year-old veterinary doctor during a leopard rescue operation Thursday.
Around 50-60 villagers had gathered at the scene, disturbing the rescue operation by shouting at the top of their voices, according to Prayag. Police booked around 15 unidentified villagers under different sections of BNS, including 126 (wrongful restraint), 115 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 189 (unlawful assembly).
No arrests have been made so far, police said. Accordingly, Prayag reached the spot at around 8am. Repeated requests to the crowd to maintain silence were futile. The situation escalated when the leopard climbed a coconut tree to evade capture. As the rescue team attempted to secure the animal, an agitated crowd of villagers began shouting at Prayag, demanding that he catch the leopard, which was on the coconut tree, immediately. The villagers reportedly threatened the doctor and other officials, warning that they would strip them if the animal was not captured right away.