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Leopard Spotted in Gondia City: Forest Department Sets Up Traps and Cages
- •Leopard pugmarks discovered in a residential area of Gondia city, Maharashtra, prompting forest department action.
- •Residents of Gaurinagar locality claim to have seen a leopard, leading to the deployment of a rescue team.
- •Trap cameras and two cages have been installed to capture the big cat, confirming its movement through pugmarks and other signs.
- •The forest department has issued a public advisory, urging residents to avoid late-night ventures and keep children indoors.
- •Separately, two individuals, Dhanraj Ramlal Uikey and Neelkanth Ramchandra Pandre, were arrested in Gondia district for attempting to sell a leopard skin.
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Following the discovery of leopard pugmarks in the Gaurinagar locality of Gondia city, the forest department deployed a rescue team and installed trap cameras and two cages to capture the big cat. Officials also urged residents to avoid going out alone late at hours and to keep their children indoors.
A team from the Nagpur division of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested two individuals named Dhanraj Ramlal Uikey and Neelkanth Ramchandra Pandre from Sadak Arjuni tehsil in Gondia district after recovering a leopard skin from them.
The two suspects attempting to sell the leopard skin were produced before a court, which remanded them into the custody of the forest department until October 6 while an ongoing investigation continues.