Woman Injured After Leopard Leaps Into Safari Bus at Bannerghatta Park; Visits Suspended

BENGALURU – A moment of panic swept through the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) on Thursday afternoon after a leopard jumped at a safari bus and injured a 56-year-old tourist from Chennai. The incident prompted park authorities to immediately and indefinitely suspend all safaris conducted in non-air-conditioned (non-AC) buses.

According to BBP sources, the attack occurred around 1 pm when a Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation bus entered the leopard enclosure. “Vahitha Banu was seated near the window when the leopard suddenly lunged toward the vehicle. Although she tried to pull back quickly, the animal scratched her hand, causing bleeding,” a park staff member reported.

The visitor was taken to a nearby hospital, where she remains in stable condition.

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