Leopard spotted in Greater Noida West near Ajnara Le Garden society, housing societies on high alert

Housing societies in greater Noida West have asked its residents to stay in their flats after a leopard was spotted near Ajnara Le Garden society.

New Delhi: Housing societies in Greater Noida West of Gautambudh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh issued a high alert after a leopard was spotted in the area. As per the a notice released by a housing society the leopard was seen near Ajnara Le Garden society and the residents were requested to stay in flats. "A leopard/tiger was seen near by Le Garden society all are requested to stay n their flats" Societites requested its residents to stop further movements to avaoid any untoward incident. Meanwhile the police and forest Department officials are trying to catch the leopard.

As per reports, the concerned society has informed the Bisrak police station and the forest department officials have reached the spot. Leopard has been seen in the construction area of ​​the society. People are busy in search of leopard.

However, the searches have not yielded anything so far and it appears to be a false alarm, the official said. "We got a call at 10.10 am informing us about a leopard being spotted in Greater Noida (West). By 10.30 am, our teams had reached the spot and started a search for the leopard," Divisional Forest Officer Pramod Kumar Srivastava told PTI.

"However, on the basis of our searches and inspection so far, it appears to be a false alarm. Still, our teams are at work," Srivastava added.

Security guards at the Ajnara Le Garden group housing society alerted residents about the possible sighting of a leopard in the area and urged them to be careful when venturing out after some people in the locality claimed to have seen the feline.

At the society, panic was palpable. "Right now, the search operation by the forest department is underway," Mukesh Gupta, a resident, told PTI.

"We got a notice from the maintenance department of our society informing us of this finding. The notice also suggested that we take caution while venturing out," he said.