Kishtwar SSP Abdul Qayoom said, “Prima facie, it appeared that the driver failed to negotiate a sharp bend near Bhandarkoot and the car plunged into a 100 metre gorge.” A case under Sections 279 and 304-A of the IPC has been registered at Kishtwar police station.
The leopard was exhausted by the constant effort to free himself and was rescued successfully with a timely intervention by the forest officials and veterinary experts