The leopard who had mauled two minor girls from adjoining villages near the district headquarter Pauri, is now being seen frequently in the heart of the town Pauri, triggering panic among the residents.
Eyewitnesses say that the number of leopard prowling around the town is four. Early morning between 4.30 to 5.30 on Friday, four leopards, including two cubs, were seen by the people residing along Kandai Road just near the local Government Girls’ Inter College.
The big cats left the place after they raised alarm.
Divisional Forest Officer Garhwal Region, Raj Mani Pandey said three cages have been installed in Kandai- Chuncha, Bangwari and the camp office of district magistrate at kandoliya.
Two teams comprising ten members from the Forest Department keep on patrolling the area where the leopard had mauled the minors a
few days back.
Pandey said that the team has given no information on the leopard wandering about the Town Pauri. Pandey stressed that the chief wild life warden has been requested to allow leopards to be shot as it is proving a danger for
human life.
The people from different parts of Pauri said that leopard has been sighted near the PWD construction division office and the residential area. It is said to have predated a dog from the area, near the hospital, near BR Modern School, Bubakhal, Balmiki colony and others areas.
It seems that the leopard keeps getting into the town, leaving the forest area in search of stray dogs. The municipal board has not taken step to redress the problem so far, they said.
Pauri District Hospital Surgeon Dr K C Sharma said that the injured Nepali girl Bimla who had been admitted to hospital after being mauled by a big cat near Bangwari
village and operated upon on 12 September was discharged on Friday.