Leopard sighting reported near Banashankari in Bengaluru, residents on alert: Report
Hindustan TimesA leopard was spotted near the fringes of Turahalli Forest in Bengaluru’s Banashankari on Tuesday. Messages flooded Resident Welfare Association WhatsApp groups, cautioning residents after a photograph and a short video of the leopard lying on a rock near Sobha Forest View Apartments circulated widely, The Hindu reported. Leopard sightings and captures Earlier this month, a 48-year-old woman was mauled to death by a leopard while she was returning home from fields in Nelamangala taluk, Bengaluru Rural district, officials familiar with the matter said, adding that 15 cages have been installed in and around the area to catch the animal. A month ago, the residents of Hunasamaranahalli, Bengaluru, urged the Yelahanka forest officials to capture the leopard after a video went viral on social media allegedly showing a leopard roaming in the area. Bengaluru rural DCF Sarina Chikkaligar said that the incident took place near Kambalu Gollarhatti village when the victim, identified as Karimamma, was returning home.