Elusive Leopard Keeps Delhi Officials on Edge: Recent Updates on Neb Sarai Sighting

&NewLine;<p>December 05&comma; 2023 – In the wake of last week&&num;8217&semi;s unexpected leopard sighting in Neb Sarai&comma; Delhi Forest Department officials are maintaining a vigilant stance despite the elusive big cat&&num;8217&semi;s disappearance since Saturday evening&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Deputy Conservator of Forest &lpar;South Division&rpar; Mandeep Mittal reported to PTI that extensive combing of the area by Forest Department teams yielded no signs of the leopard&period; &&num;8220&semi;The leopard has not been seen since Saturday evening&period; We are expecting that it has gone back&comma; but our team is still there&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Mittal stated&comma; emphasizing the ongoing cautionary measures in place&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The cage that was set up is also there&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he added&comma; indicating that the preparedness for the potential reappearance of the leopard remains intact&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>A collaborative effort involving the Delhi Police&comma; Forest Department&comma; Western Avenue Resident Welfare Association &lpar;WARWA&rpar;&comma; and the NGO Bail A Tail&comma; conducted an hour-long search operation in the Neb Sarai area&period; Unfortunately&comma; the elusive feline remained untraceable during this joint endeavor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The initial leopard sighting occurred on Friday night and Saturday morning near a farmhouse&comma; prompting heightened security measures in the vicinity&period; Despite a thorough search operation on Monday&comma; including strategic exits closures and leaving only the route leading to the jungle open&comma; the leopard continued to evade detection&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Delhi Police officials expressed their belief that the leopard might have retreated into the jungles of the Aravallis&period; &&num;8220&semi;It is likely that the leopard has gone back into the jungles of Aravallis&comma; but we are still on alert&comma;&&num;8221&semi; stated a police official involved in the search operations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Sunday saw the Forest Department team employing drones for an extensive aerial search operation&comma; yet the elusive leopard managed to evade detection once again&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The situation remains fluid&comma; with officials maintaining a high level of alertness and a commitment to ensuring the safety of the residents in the Neb Sarai area&period; As the mystery surrounding the leopard&&num;8217&semi;s current whereabouts deepens&comma; local authorities are urging residents to remain cautious and report any suspicious activities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The Delhi Forest Department&comma; in collaboration with other agencies&comma; continues to monitor the situation closely&comma; employing various strategies to ensure the safety of the residents and the elusive leopard&&num;8217&semi;s well-being&period; Further updates on the situation will be provided as the story unfolds&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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