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Two jackals herded back after escape from Delhi zoo; `no threat to visitors`

Two jackals herded back after escape from Delhi zoo; `no threat to visitors`

Two of the jackals that had escaped from their enclosure at the National Zoological Park here have been safely herded back to the holding area, officials said on Monday. An extensive search operation by zoo staff is still underway to trace the remaining one or two jackals that may be roaming the forested belt behind the enclosures, Zoo Director Sanjeet Singh told PTI. He said CCTV feeds are being monitored continuously, and trap cages along with special tracking squads have been deployed across vulnerable pockets within the zoo premises. “There has been no spotting or sign of the animals in the visitors` areas so far,” the director said, adding that containment protocols remain in place as a precaution. The jackals were reported missing from the off-display holding zone on Saturday morning, triggering a large-scale search operation. Zoo authorities formally confirmed the incident on Sunday and issued a statement saying they have launched a search operation to locate some jackals that may have escaped from their enclosure into the forested belt behind the animal exhibits. Three …

‘Herded From One Hideout To Another, Saw Man Being Shot By Mafia’: Nagpur Deportee Shares Ordeal

‘Herded From One Hideout To Another, Saw Man Being Shot By Mafia’: Nagpur Deportee Shares Ordeal

Last Updated:February 07, 2025, 07:34 IST US border forces arrested the group and took them to a San Diego prison on January 22. He said, “We were handcuffed and kept like terrorists for four days. Chips, apples and juice were all we got for 12 days.” Walking through forests and hills in Mexico, the group reached the zero-line border with a barbed-wire fence, he said. Wishing to work in Canada as a taxi driver, Nagpur resident Harpreet Laliya- alias Roshan- gave away his family gold and two trucks so that he could reach the US-Mexico border. But the journey resulted in the 33 year old being handcuffed and put on a US military aircraft back to India as a deported illegal immigrant. As he landed in Amritsar with 103 other illegal immigrants, the father of two took a flight back to his native town. He told the Times Of India, “I didn’t know what I was getting into when I contacted an immigration agent in my mother’s village of Gurdaspur. I told him that I …