Telangana Forest officials capture bear roaming in Karimnagar

KARIMNAGAR: Telangana Forest officials captured a bear that was spotted roaming in the Rekurthi residential area of Karimnagar district on Saturday.

According to reports, the bear, which was last seen in the Sripuram area on Friday night, had ventured into a residential area in Rekurthi by Saturday morning.

The bear's movements were earlier captured on CCTV cameras in Sripura colony. Residents in the area were horrified after watching the bear's viral videos on social media. Terrified locals approached forest officials for help.

The sloth bear was tranquillized and caged after six hours by a rescue team from the Karimnagar forest office and the Warangal zoo.