The search operation for a leopard in a housing society in Greater Noida (West) entered the fourth day on Friday, with forest officers utilizing a hydraulic crane to scan the under-construction towers to hint the elusive huge cat.

Since there isn’t any proof of the leopard, which was noticed in Ajnara Le Garden society in Sector 16 on Tuesday, the longer term plan of action can be determined by the tip of the day, a senior official stated.

Around half a dozen lure cages and cameras have been put in on the website however to date there was no success, Divisional Forest Officer (Gautam Buddh Nagar) Pramod Kumar Srivastava stated.

“We have gotten a hydraulic crane from the hearth division which is getting used to scan the higher parts of the under-construction buildings… in case the leopard has moved there. We will proceed the search at present additionally however since there isn’t any proof of the leopard now, the longer term plan of action can be determined by the tip of the day,” Srivastava informed PTI.

He said work is underway to cordon off the area comprising four to five under-construction towers where the big cat is believed to be stranded.

There are residential towers on both sides of these under-construction buildings, he said, citing the challenge of the situation.

Besides four teams of the Gautam Buddh Nagar forest department, Srivastava said, experts from Agra, Meerut and Ghaziabad roped in for the job remain stationed at the society.

Meanwhile, outdoor movement of the residents continued to be curtailed, impacting home delivery of essential items.

The leopard sighting had triggered panic among residents of the group housing society where around 1,500 people live.

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