Ghaziabad:
A leopard was spotted in Rajnagar region right here on Tuesday, officials stated. The huge cat entered the generator space of the vice chairperson of the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA).
When a sweeper was about to get started the generator, the leopard jumped on him, causing him to scream. Some other workers reached there and attacked the leopard with batons, following which it climbed a tree and entered an institute campus, an official stated.
#WATCH A leopard entered a residential region in Kavi Nagar, Ghaziabad yesterday. The leopard was rescued by the forest division officials pic.twitter.com/FoxewatEWW
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In CCTV footage, the animal was noticed inside the residence of the senior superintended of police as nicely, District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey told PTI. He stated 5 teams of the forest division have been pressed into service for combing and catching the animal.
DM Pandey has urged the residents to remain inside their homes as a precautionary measure till the huge cat is trapped by the forest department’s teams.
Footage of the leopard pacing the roads of Ghaziabad has gone viral on social media.
In August, the footage of a leopard was captured by a CCTV installed inside a residential society in Vaishali.
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