Bengaluru: How Forest Dept Trying To Capture The Leopard?

The presence of a leopard in and around Singasandra near Electronic City in Bengaluru has created panic among the localities.

Several video clips of the big cat roaming the streets in the night have surfaced online. As a result, residents are scared to come out of their houses and are forced to carry a cane to have a sense of security while moving around, according to a report in IANS.

The CCTV footage captured a leopard's presence at various locations, including the car garage, apartment premises, near the lift, compound, and parking lot during the early hours of October 29.

Local residents and beat police also reported sightings of the leopard. Despite the forest department officers conducting a search operation, they were unable to locate the elusive wild animal.

Leopard spotted at Cadenza apartment 1st floor in Kudlu Gate, #Bengaluru & near MS Dhoni International School

Citizens are in a panic state. Please take some action immediately @aranya_kfd @osd_cmkarnataka @DKShivakumar @CMofKarnataka @siddaramaiah @PriyankKharge @BlrCityPolice https://t.co/1dSYhEVB0R pic.twitter.com/npXsn1Ugkx

— Karnataka Weather (@Bnglrweatherman) October 30, 2023

The Hunt One

The hunt to capture the big cat is on with the Forest Department forming five teams and utilizing drone technology to survey the fourteen-acre territory in their quest to locate the leopard.

Using the drone cameras, they have executed surveillance operations across Kudlu, Singasandra, Somasundarapalya, Hospalya, HSR, Parangipalya, and Bandepalya and placed cages at multiple points.

Street Dogs Supremacy 🥵

If You Enter Their Area. Be It Leopard Or Lion - Guske Marenge 💥#Bengaluru #leopard

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— Adheera (@adheeraeditz) October 30, 2023

The forest department has also asked the localities not to come out alone during the nights and stay vigilant until the animal is captured.

The officials have continued to gather information from farmers who have had encounters with the leopard. Forest guards have conducted patrols in the area throughout the night, uncovering footprints and other signs indicating the presence of the leopard.