The bear was seen walking on the walls of the Hyderabad zoo.
Highlights
- The bear escaped by tearing a rusted iron fencing in its enclosure
- Panicked locals spotted the bear on the zoo wall and informed authorities
- Officials used tranquiliser to bring the bear under control
Hyderabad:
A bear escaped from Hyderabad's Nehru Zoological Park on Monday night around 10 pm.
Panicked locals spotted the bear on the wall of the zoo and informed the control room.
The beast was finally caught after a 45-minute chase.
The bear escaped by tearing a hole in the fencing.
Officials had to use tranquilliser injections to bring the bear under control.
The bear first tried to dig a trench in its enclosure but finally succeed in escaping by tearing a hole in the rusted iron fencing, reports said.