India, March 9 -- A joint committee comprising members from the Central Zoo Authority and Maharashtra Zoo Authority will visit the Rajeev Gandhi Zoological Park in Katraj on Monday.

The team will investigate about the recent leopard escape incident that took place in the zoo premises on March 4.

An eight-year-old leopard named Sachin escaped from the quarantine facility, Wild Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, at around 3-5 am.

The captive leopard was captured 48 hours after efforts made by multiple agencies including zoo officials, forest department, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), police and fire department and RESQ NGO.

The incident has triggered safety and management concerns about the zoo administration. Moreover, there w...