Leopard spotted in Ahmedabad housing society; forest teams launch search
A leopard was captured on CCTV inside a residential society in Ahmedabad’s Ghuma area, prompting the Gujarat forest department to launch a search and trapping operation. Forest officials have deployed trap cages and are seeking cooperation from residents to safely capture the animal. The aim is to relocate the leopard to a suitable forest habitat without any reported injuries.
- ▪CCTV footage recorded a leopard near the entrance of Sharandeep Society around 2 am after it had taken a chicken from a nearby poultry unit.
- ▪Forest officials verified the sighting, found feathers and pug marks, and installed three trap cages at likely movement points.
- ▪No injuries or attacks were reported, and officials plan to capture and release the animal in a safe forest area.
- ▪The 2023 Gujarat wildlife census reported 2,274 leopards, a 63% increase since 2016, and noted the first-ever leopard sighting within Ahmedabad city limits.
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HomeNextLeopard spotted in Ahmedabad housing society; forest teams launch searchA leopard was caught on CCTV inside a residential society in Ahmedabad’s Ghuma, prompting the Gujarat forest department to launch a search and trapping operation.Published on: Jul 20, 2026, 18:33:31 ISTBy Maulik Pathak, AhmedabadPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link The Gujarat forest department launched a search operation after a leopard was spotted inside a residential society in Ghuma, in south Ahmedabad, in the early hours of Monday.Leopard sighting in Ahmedabad’s Ghuma triggers forest searchTwo people who spotted the animal alerted their neighbours, following which residents checked their society’s CCTV cameras and confirmed the sighting.
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