The District Forest Officer (DFO), Vellore, S. Kalanidhi, on Wednesday said it was a stray dog on a street in Onnai Mottur village near Anaicut region in Vellore that killed a cat in the area and not a leopard as was widely believed after the CCTV footage went viral on social media the previous day.
The footage of the CCTV cameras at the entrance of a house in the village showed an animal chasing a cat on Tuesday night. The video of the incident went viral on social media platforms. Subsequently, Collector P. Kumaravel Pandian issued a general advisory to residents in the village and tourists in Anaicut region, which is located along Jawadhu Hills, not to venture out during night due to suspected leopard movement. The advisory was based on the initial reports by the DFO.
