Residents of Raj Nagar locality in Ghaziabad have been sent into a tizzy when a leopard was spotted roaming about in the locality. A video of the animal strolling about was caught on a CCTV camera and shared by user Abhishek Prasad. “A leopard has been spotted in Rajnagar, please do something while walking on the road without any fear,” study the caption of the 12-second clip.
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A leopard has been spotted in Rajnagar, please do some thing though walking on the road with out any worry ?? @ghaziabadpolice #leopardinGhaziabad@dm_ghaziabad @UPGovt pic.twitter.com/qFnsgdjKU7
— ᴀʙʜɪꜱʜᴇᴋ ᴘʀᴀꜱᴀᴅ (@rinku10m) November 25, 2020
According to officials, the leopard initially entered the generator space of the vice-chairperson of the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA). It was spotted by a sweeper when he went to begin the device. The animal jumped on the sweeper, causing him to scream which in turn alerted other workers. The workers attacked the leopard with batons, following which it entered an institute campus, PTI reported.
The animal was also noticed inside the residence of senior superintendent of police, District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey mentioned. To catch the animal, 5 teams of the forest division have been deployed. Moreover, residents have been asked to remain indoors till the time the leopard is caught by the forest division.
(With inputs from PTI)