Leopard was shot at in self-defense only after it attacked four people, says official

Forest Department officials and police personnel move a cage after capturing a leopard who was roaming in a residential area, in Bengaluru, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. (Source: PTI)

A video grab of the leopard, which was on the prowl for past five days, shot dead during capture, at Kudlu Gate in the Singasandra area, by Karnataka Forest Department, in Bengaluru on Wednesday. (Source: Special Arrangement)

The death of the leopard on the prowl to a gunshot by the Forest Department personnel, while they were trying to capture it on Wednesday on the outskirts of Bengaluru, has evoked an emotional response among Bengalureans, especially on social media, with many questioning if there was a need to shoot the big cat.