After wolves in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, tigers in Lakhimpur Kheri district, now leopards have entered Karnataka’s capital Bengaluru. There is terror in 35 villages in Bahraich district due to man-eating wolves. People of 50 villages are in panic after tiger was sighted in Lakhimpur Kheri, while people of the city are scared after leopard was sighted in Bengaluru. From North to South India, pictures of terror are coming from different cities due to man-eating animals.
The terror of wolves in more than 35 villages of Bahraich district is such that people in these villages are keeping vigil all night. A pack of wolves has already killed 10 people including 9 children. More than 50 people have been injured in the attack of these man-eaters. 25 teams of the forest department are engaged in catching these wolves. The administration and the forest department say that there were only six wolves in these areas, out of which four wolves have been caught. Whereas the villagers say that a pack of about 20-25 wolves is roaming around here and targeting small children and women. Not only this, police and PAC personnel have been deployed to ensure the safety of the people.
Tiger movement recorded in Lakhimpur
Meanwhile, more than 50 villages in Lakhimpur Kheri district are in panic because a tiger was seen here. Forest department teams are constantly searching for the tiger. The tiger’s movement was recorded in the camera installed near the cage here. Last August, this man-eating tiger attacked five people, out of which four people died, since then there is fear and panic among the people of the villages adjacent to the forest.
There is fear of tiger in many villages of Lakhimpur district of UP. Its paw marks have been found at many places, due to which there is fear among the people. One day ago, the paw marks of the tiger were found and the next day the tiger was captured on camera. The forest department had installed 4 cages to catch the man-eating tiger. A camera was also installed near the cage. Along with this, surveillance was being done with two drone cameras. The movement of the tiger was seen during surveillance.
Leopard spotted in Bengaluru at 3 am
A leopard was spotted in Jigani, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, at around 3 am on Sunday, causing panic among the people living in the area. The leopard was captured on CCTV cameras and is seen roaming in the area. Forest department officials said that the people living here woke up due to the barking of stray dogs in the morning.
Task force officials and other forest department officials are conducting search operations in and around the area to catch the leopard. Security guards have been given firecrackers in case they spot the leopard. People have also been warned not to roam around alone in the area until the leopard is caught. Officials suspect that the leopard may have come from the Ragihalli forest or Bannerghatta forest area.
(Inputs- Samarth Srivastava from Bahraich, Abhishek Verma from Lakhimpur Kheri and Sagay Raj from Bengaluru)
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