Panic gripped parts of Lucknow on Wednesday night after a leopard was allegedly sighted near the Sugarcane Institute in the Cantonment area. The big cat was reportedly spotted near the Sugarcane Institute, as well as in the Ashiana and Saleh Nagar localities, causing alarm in multiple neighbourhoods.

Villagers in Vasarhiy also raised concerns after a leopard was reportedly seen near the railway line. The villagers captured video footage and shared it on social media, alerting the police.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav also posted a tweet featuring a photo of the spotted leopard, saying, “Now you have reached the capital... did the government find out?”

? pic.twitter.com/wlJtWtFGxB — Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) September 25, 2025

In response, the Forest Department conducted

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