Mysore/Mysuru, April 18 -- Wild cat seeks refuge indoors to escape summer heat, spotted by domestic help

A leopard sneaked into a house on Vinaya Marga in Siddarthanagar, in the heart of Mysuru city, yesterday morning, triggering panic among residents. Forest officials later captured the animal and shifted it to the Chamundi Wild Animals Rescue, Rehabilitation and Conservation Breeding Centre at Koorgalli.

The leopard, estimated to be around three to four years old, was first noticed around 11.30 am by a domestic worker, who spotted it hiding under a cot while cleaning a room. The incident left residents of the otherwise quiet and prominent locality both alarmed and astonished.

The animal had entered the house of Suresh, a retired Mysu...