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Leopard enters Kirtipur settlements, injures 1

Leopard enters Kirtipur settlements, injures 1

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

File-A leopard is seen in a cage after it was found inside a house in Kirtipur on Friday, January 22, 2016. Photo: AP

KATHMANDU: Officials say a leopard has wandered into a suburb south of Nepal's capital and attacked a man who was walking along a road.     Police official Megh Bahadur Khatri said forest guards and police were quickly called to the suburb, Kirtipur, and found the leopard inside a house, where they shot it with tranquiliser guns. Forest officer Radha Gharti said the animal was later released in a forest north of Kathmandu. Kirtipur is near a wooded area and wild animals occasionally enter houses in search of food. READ ALSO: