<p>Panic set in among residents of a Greater Noida society early Tuesday when some people raised an alarm claiming to have spotted a leopard in the vicinity, a senior official said. The forest department has launched a search.</p>.<p>However, the searches have not yielded anything so far and it appears to be a false alarm, the official said.</p>.<p>"We got a call at 10.10 am informing us about a leopard being spotted in Greater Noida (West). By 10.30 am, our teams had reached the spot and started a search for the leopard," Divisional Forest Officer Pramod Kumar Srivastava told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>"However, on the basis of our searches and inspection so far, it appears to be a false alarm. Still, our teams are at work," Srivastava added.</p>.<p>Security guards at the Ajnara Le Garden group housing society alerted residents about the possible sighting of a leopard in the area and urged them to be careful when venturing out after some people in the locality claimed to have seen the feline.</p>.<p>At the society, panic was palpable. "Right now, the search operation by the forest department is underway," Mukesh Gupta, a resident, told <em>PTI</em> at 11.30 am.</p>.<p>"We got a notice from the maintenance department of our society informing us of this finding. The notice also suggested that we take caution while venturing out," he said.</p>
<p>Panic set in among residents of a Greater Noida society early Tuesday when some people raised an alarm claiming to have spotted a leopard in the vicinity, a senior official said. The forest department has launched a search.</p>.<p>However, the searches have not yielded anything so far and it appears to be a false alarm, the official said.</p>.<p>"We got a call at 10.10 am informing us about a leopard being spotted in Greater Noida (West). By 10.30 am, our teams had reached the spot and started a search for the leopard," Divisional Forest Officer Pramod Kumar Srivastava told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>"However, on the basis of our searches and inspection so far, it appears to be a false alarm. Still, our teams are at work," Srivastava added.</p>.<p>Security guards at the Ajnara Le Garden group housing society alerted residents about the possible sighting of a leopard in the area and urged them to be careful when venturing out after some people in the locality claimed to have seen the feline.</p>.<p>At the society, panic was palpable. "Right now, the search operation by the forest department is underway," Mukesh Gupta, a resident, told <em>PTI</em> at 11.30 am.</p>.<p>"We got a notice from the maintenance department of our society informing us of this finding. The notice also suggested that we take caution while venturing out," he said.</p>