Overview

• In Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, a leopard first spotted on June 26 entered a Khaitan factory cage with live-bait chicken and was secured on July 30 by forest officials.
• Karnataka’s Tumakuru district saw a leopard injure five villagers across three hamlets on July 30 before being tranquilised and captured the next morning.
• On July 31 evening, forest teams trapped an elusive leopard in Hyderabad’s Manchirevula Eco Trek Park after deploying multiple camera traps and live-bait cages.
• All three big cats are under forest department supervision and will undergo medical evaluations before legal formalities pave the way for relocation to suitable forest reserves.
• Officials continue to debunk viral rumours and recycled videos of leopard sightings and captures, urging communities to rely on verified updates.