BATHINDA, May 16 -- Panic gripped Muktsar after a pair of wildcats were spotted roaming near Sangu Dhaun village on Wednesday evening.

The state forest department confirmed that no man-wildlife conflict has been reported in the area and rebutted claims of a few Punjabi news portals that identified the animals as leopards.

Wildlife officials said wildcats are larger and stouter than domestic cats and native to this part of the state.

Punjab's chief wildlife warden Dharminder Sharma said on Thursday that a team is working to rescue the wild cats, and there is nothing to panic about.

"We are identifying the online content that has posted unverified information about the identity of the wildlife. One portal has assured us that it will rem...