Disperse the crowds, let leopards live
By Sanjay Gubbi When a leopard strays, if the crowd is dispersed, the animal escapes and causes no harm to anyone. Newspapers yesterday were filled with the story of a leopard killed by police and mob at Mysore. In terms of column space it overtook the fall of major financial institutions in the US. Coincidentally, there were two such incidents in Ramanagar and Udupi the same day. Was it the best way to handle the situation? Could we have reduced injury to people and rescued the animal?