Leopard enters residential area in Valparai; kills pet dog

Coimbatore: A leopard that entered a residential area at Vaazhaithottam in Valparai killed a pet dog and took it away. This has caused fear among the people of the area.



Coimbatore: A leopard that entered a residential area at Vaazhaithottam in Valparai killed a pet dog and took it away. This has caused fear among the people of the area.

The Vaazhaithottam area in Valparai is home to thousands of residents. In this situation, there was a blood stain on the door of Natarajan's house this morning.



Seeing this, the shocked residents examined the recordings of several surveillance cameras there.



Cameras set up near Natarajan's house have recorded a leopard carrying pet dog from his neighbour's home at around 4 this morning.

Shocked, the people in the area informed the forest department. Forest officials are investigating the incident.

As the movement of the leopard has caused panic amid the people, they demanded that the animal be captured immediately and released into a dense forest.

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