In a challenging rescue operation, the forest department's wildlife rescue team from Nashik Division successfully saved a leopard cub that had fallen into a well at the Palase Sugar Factory near Nanegaon village in Nashik district late Monday night.

The rescue team, led by Sumit Nirmal, Range Forest Officer, Nashik, received a distress call at 8:00 PM and immediately sprang into action. Despite the difficult terrain and complex structure around the well, the team worked tirelessly to free the cub.