Leopard in Bengaluru's Electronics City: Where is it hiding?

BENGALURU: Panic has gripped Electronics City on the southern outskirts of Bengaluru, following the sighting of a leopard in the vicinity of the tech corridor Tuesday.
Sources in Electronics City revealed that the leopard was seen crossing Hosur Road near the Electronics City toll plaza and moving towards the NTTF ground in the wee hours of Tuesday. Following the confirmation of the leopard movement, V Ganesh, assistant conservator of forests, Bengaluru South, told TOI, "It was sighted around 3am crossing over the highway towards the Nettur Technical Training Foundation (NTTF) premises.However, the cat was not sighted later during the day. Nevertheless, we are on high alert and have deployed LTF (Leopard Task Force) for combing operations."
He added, "We had inputs about the presence of a leopard in Jigani area for the last 10 days and it may have come from the Bannerghatta National Park (BNP) side. We suspect that the same leopard may have entered this side of the E-City."
A senior NTTF official told the media that they have received alerts from the toll plaza officials. "Subsequently, we cross-checked all the CCTV footage and there was no trace of the animal. Yet, we have taken all the necessary precautions as we do not know whether it is hiding or has moved away," the official said.
It is not the first time that a leopard has been spotted in the hub of several IT companies and other industries. In Oct 2023, a leopard was spotted in Singasandra limits near Kudlu gate of AECS layout. It eventually succumbed to bullet injuries after forest officials fired at it.
Leopards kill 32 sheep in Tumakuru!
In the meantime, two leopards, which attacked a sheepcote in Madhugiri taluk of Tumakuru district, have killed 32 sheep. Farmer Mallanna of Doddahosahalli in Puravara hobli, was rearing more than 50 sheep. However, two leopards attacked the sheepfold in the wee hours of Tuesday and killed about 32 sheep on the spot. Waking up to the sheep's bleats, the family rushed towards the fold but by then, the leopards had escaped. Forest officials visited the site and the villagers demanded compensation for the loss of 32 sheep.