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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP/MS)

Mangaluru, May 5: The menacing gaur that had made an unexpected appearance in the city at various places and given people anxious moments after going out of sight on Tuesday May 5, was caught by the forest department officials and shifted to Pilikula sanctuary.

A gaur had surfaced suddenly at Mannagudda of the city in the morning and created panic among locals who were out to buy essentials. The forest department was informed of the same.

The forest department, which assessed that catching a wild animal inside thickly populated residential area is a daunting task, took the help of tranquilizer experts and caught the gaur by using a tranquilizer injection which rendered the animal unconscious.

Once caught, the gaur was shifted to Pilikula sanctuary and people heaved a sigh of relief.

Earlier report

Mangaluru: Gaur appears out of nowhere, triggers panic

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, May 5: A gaur appeared in the morning on Tuesday May 5, in the heart of the city from nowhere.

The animal was spotted at Hathill in Bejai Kapikad and later near Vishal Hospital in Mannagudda.

The gaur was later spotted at Kudroli too. People became panicky as the gaur chased away the people on the road. Some sources claimed that two animals were spotted in the city. 

Women and children scampered home and hid themselves behind the doors. 

The police arrived on the scene but the animal went out of their sight and a search for it is on.

The forest department, in the meantime, has launched an operation to nab the animal before it causes damage or injury.

It is being said that animal must have come to city as there was no movement of people due to lockdown.