A sub-adult leopard jumped a 7ft-high wall and a barbed wire fence into the Bombay Veterinary College (BVC) girls’ hostel on early Friday morning. Officials from the college confirmed and shared the CCTV video. The sub-adult leopard attacked a dog on the one of the staircases. The hostel is located within Aarey Colony, near Sanjay Gandhi National Park, which is known to have 35 free-roaming leopards.
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The CCTV video shows the leopard chasing the dog around 4.22am on Friday. The dog is pinned down by the leopard for 15 seconds, after which he leaves the prey and makes a run. The video ends with the leopard running in one direction, the dog running in the other. Later, the leopard runs after the dog in the other direction again.
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“We have about 60 girls living in the hostel and all of them are fond of strays and feed them regularly. We had a meeting with the forest department over the weekend. They asked the girls not to panic,” said Paturkar. “We have put in place strict rules and installed high-mast lights. There is security outside the hostel throughout the night.” The forest department has been informed and are looking into this matter.