▁th und ering ▁along ▁railway ▁lines , ▁and ▁humans ▁everywhere , ▁he ▁displayed ▁a ▁confident ▁determ ination ▁and ▁un err ing ▁sense ▁of ▁direction . ▁I ▁never ▁met ▁A job a , ▁but ▁I ▁felt ▁drawn ▁to ▁the ▁yellow ▁d ots ▁trac ing ▁an ▁arc ▁on ▁the ▁map . ▁So on ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁released , ▁Vid ya ▁commented ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁calm , ▁perhaps ▁tired ▁from ▁his ▁or de al ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁well . ▁During ▁his ▁travel s , ▁I ▁imag ined ▁he ▁kept ▁his ▁cool , ▁always ▁aware , ▁alert , ▁able ▁to ▁s lip ▁out ▁of ▁any ▁stick y ▁situation , ▁and ▁not ▁pr one ▁to ▁imp uls ive ▁actions . ▁I ▁root ed ▁for ▁his ▁surv ival , ▁w illed ▁him ▁to ▁stay ▁safe ▁and ▁che ered ▁him ▁on ▁as ▁he ▁crossed ▁yet ▁another ▁man - made ▁bar rier . ▁And ▁then ▁we ▁lost ▁him . ▁Two - and - a - half ▁years ▁later , ▁on ▁Th urs day ▁night ▁last ▁week , ▁a ▁le op ard ▁was ▁found ▁dead , ▁the ▁victim ▁of ▁an ▁accident , ▁on ▁the ▁high - tra ffic ▁Gh odb under ▁Road , ▁about ▁ 1 2   km . ▁from ▁Nag la . ▁Perhaps ▁he ▁mis jud ged ▁the ▁speed ▁of ▁the ▁vehicle ▁or ▁was ▁blind ed ▁by ▁its ▁head light s . ▁Had ▁there ▁been ▁an ▁under pass ▁to ▁avoid ▁crossing ▁the ▁tre acher ous ▁road , ▁he ▁might ▁still ▁be ▁alive . ▁As ▁is ▁normal ▁practice