Leopard Archives - Dissent Today https://dissenttoday.net/tag/leopard/ Speaking Truth to Power Fri, 17 Feb 2023 08:43:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 3 Injured As Leopard Escapes Retired General’s ‘Private Zoo’ In Islamabad, FIR Fails To Name Him https://dissenttoday.net/featured/3-injured-as-leopard-escapes-retired-generals-private-zoo-in-islamabad-fir-fails-to-name-him/ https://dissenttoday.net/featured/3-injured-as-leopard-escapes-retired-generals-private-zoo-in-islamabad-fir-fails-to-name-him/#respond Fri, 17 Feb 2023 08:43:43 +0000 https://dissenttoday.net/?p=1758 A leopard allegedly kept at a retired army general’s ‘private zoo’ at his home ran wild in an upscale residential area in Islamabad, injuring three people. The First Information Report (FIR) of the incident does not mention the retired general. A video of the leopard running wild and scaling houses in the residential area went […]

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]]> A leopard allegedly kept at a retired army general’s ‘private zoo’ at his home ran wild in an upscale residential area in Islamabad, injuring three people. The First Information Report (FIR) of the incident does not mention the retired general.

A video of the leopard running wild and scaling houses in the residential area went viral on social media on Thursday, leading to an hours-long effort by authorities to capture it.

The panicked leopard also injured three people while one rescue official was severely injured.

Islamabad police filed an FIR on Friday against an unknown person under sections 324 (attempt to commit murder) and 289 (negligent conduct with respect to animal) of the Pakistan Penal Code.

On their Twitter handle, the Islamabad police said they have registered an FIR against an unknown person as the suspect endangered the lives of citizens by ‘domesticating’ a dangerous animal.

 

Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman said: “This leopard who escaped from a private zoo last night In Islamabad is alive and well at our Animal Rescue centre at the old zoo. It’s 6- hour capture op injured one of our Wildlife staff quite badly. Costs to the community and the animal could have been much higher.STOP pvt zoos”


Netizens also questioned why the police registered an FIR against an unknown person when the suspect has already been identified.

A social media user said: “only the Islamabad police do not know the name of the suspect, otherwise, even the suspect’s address is known to everyone else by now.”


A social media user questioned how the leopard got into the housing society despite cameras being placed everywhere.
“A retired army officer kept a #Leopard in Islamabad but despite having Safe City cameras the administration could not monitor it, it all happened with the connivance of #dha2 to which the administration has deliberately remained a silent spectatorDHA is a state within the state.”


A social media user said: “If it’s confirmed that this #leopard escaped from a privately owned facility, then serious charges should be pressed again the owner and complete ban should be enforced on keeping big cats in private ownership.”

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