Another Leopard Sighting In Bengaluru; This Time Near Dabaspet

A day after a leopard, which wandered near Kudlu Gate close to Electronic City in Bengaluru South, was killed by the forest department, a report has surfaced about the sighting of another feline on the outskirts of the Garden City.

According to a News9 report, another leopard on Tuesday night was spotted near Dabaspet in Bengaluru Rural District. Footage of a leopard moving through Maruthi Nagar near Dabaspet was captured by a CCTV installed at a warehouse in the vicinity.

Residents have claimed that the big cat was seen near Kerekattiganoor, Indiranagar, and Maruthi Nagar villages in the district and they have brought the issue to the notice of the forest department.

On the other hand, after three days of intense search operations, forest department officials tracked the wild cat in the city's outskirts at Kudlu Gate near Electronic City in Bengaluru South. They had set a cage and tried to tranquilise and trap the leopard, but when their efforts failed, they shot down the leopard, officials told PTI.

"The leopard had attacked the veterinary doctor Kiran and one more staff member. They were grievously injured. The leopard jumped to attack one more staff member. So, he shot it in self defense. We tried to revive the leopard in Bannerghatta but it died," Chief Conservator of Forest S S Lingaraja told reporters.

Task Force To Tackle Leopard Menace

In January, the Karnataka government formed a 48-member Leopard Task Force (LTF) comprising forest officials and contract staff trained in capturing the feline. The decision was taken after a leopard killed four people in T Narasipur taluk of Mysuru district.

While over 500 complaints have been filed over the leopard menace since February, the LTF has captured 46 big cats and moved them to forest areas, the report said.