Four Leopards spotted in Bengaluru; Authorities on high alert

A high alert has been sounded in some areas of Bengaluru as four leopards were spotted in different areas of the city recently. As per reports, four big cats were sighted in Kengeri, Kumbalagodu, Devanahalli and nearby areas of Bengaluru. A carcass of a deer killed by a leopard was also spotted by forest department authorities in Kodipalya near Kanakapura at the outskirts of Bengaluru.

To catch the big cats, the Forest Department has started patrolling of the Turahalli forest area where the leopards were first spotted. The Turahalli urban forest area falls under the Bengaluru metropolitan municipal corporation limits. There were also reports of the big cats being captured on CCTV cameras.

"The information we have is that there is one leopard, but people reported there are more than two. We are ascertaining the information and will give our report in a day or two," Ravishankar told PTI.


He said there is a possibility of a leopard is straying with her cubs in the Turahalli forest area.

Forest department authorities has also set up a cage to catch the prowling feline on the premises of a private factory in Tarabanahalli in Devanahalli taluk of Bengaluru Rural district.

In the past two days, the people have spotted the leopards several times.

The authorities have advised the people against venturing out alone at night. They have also been asked to keep away from the reserve forests, play songs on their mobiles and talk loudly when they are moving during nights.

Meanwhile, 22-year-old Meghana, a resident of Sakebbehundi near T. Narasipur town in Mysuru district, who was attacked by a leopard has succumbed to her injuries at the hospital.

She was attacked by a leopard on Thursday, when she had gone to relieve herself behind her residence.

(Inputs from PTI & IANS)