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A pistillate who was taking the non-AC autobus safari astatine the Bannerughatta Biological Park (BBP) successful Bengaluru was injured aft a leopard clawed her.
According to a connection by Surya Sen A.V., Deputy Conservator of Forests and Executive Director, Bannerughatta Biological Park, the incidental occurred around 1 p.m. connected Thursday (November 13, 2025).
The injured pistillate has been identified as Vahitha Banu, 56. She sustained a insignificant wounded to her manus erstwhile a leopard, portion attempting to ascent onto the bus, accidentally clawed her, Mr. Sen said successful the property release.
“She was instantly taken to the nearest infirmary for archetypal assistance and was examined for immoderate further injuries and is good with a insignificant injury,” the connection added.
Non-AC autobus safaris person present been suspended indefinitely pursuing the incident.
“All the safari drivers were warned astir the erstwhile incidental of leopard onslaught and were instructed to instrumentality precautionary information measures wrong leopard safari. However, the authorities are reviewing the incidental and non-AC autobus safari volition beryllium stopped indefinitely till further connection and the buses volition beryllium assessed for implicit information during the downtime,” the merchandise further stated.
The leopard safari astatine BBP is South India’s archetypal and the country’s largest, dispersed crossed 20 hectares.
This is the 2nd specified incidental 4 months. In August, a 12-year-old lad was clawed by a leopard astatine the BBP. The boy, portion travelling successful a safari bus, had placed his manus successful an accessible spot adjacent a model and was clawed by a leopard, which had reportedly climbed connected the bus.
Following the incident, Minister for Forest, Ecology, and Environment Eshwar Khandre had instructed officials to instal mesh and designated photography holes connected the windows of each safari vehicles. He had besides issued instructions to instrumentality each indispensable precautionary measures during the safari, and to springiness due warnings to tourists, including printing a cautionary connection connected the safari tickets.
