Residents alarmed after wild predator is spotted in residential neighborhood: 'Expected to assist in monitoring'

Residents alarmed after wild predator is spotted in residential neighborhood: 'Expected to assist in monitoring'

In late December, a leopard was spotted in Panchkula, an upscale city in northern India, prompting panic among residents.  What happened? As The Indian Express reported, the wild animal was initially observed in Sector 6, a residential area that also includes the police headquarters and government buildings.  It wandered from house to house, stopping near the home of former chief of the army staff General V. P. Malik. The Tribune reported that a…