Kathmandu, May 15 -- Two men breached the Central Zoo's security on Tuesday evening and attempted to steal an endangered red panda.

According to the zoo administration, two suspected smugglers, both masked, entered the zoo from the back side at around 7 pm, evading the security cameras.

"They tried to steal the red panda on display at the zoo," said Ganesh Koirala, spokesperson at the Central Zoo. "But they fled away when zoo workers and security personnel noticed them and ran towards them."

The zoo administration lodged a case at the Police Range, Lalitpur, following the incident.

"We have started an investigation immediately learning about the incident," said Shyam Krishna Adhikari, Senior Superintendent of Police. "We have opened t...