2 min readPuneJun 26, 2026 12:33 AM IST
A leopard killed a dog on the premises of a residential building in Charholi Budruk area in Pimpri Chinchwad in the early hours of Thursday. Two CCTV videos, including the one in which the leopard is seen attacking the dog, went viral on social media.
After receiving information about the incident, a team of state forest department and RESQ Charitable Trust visited the site. They interacted with the people and told to them the reason behind the leopard’s presence in the area.
A forest officer confirmed that a leopard has been frequenting the Green Hills and Burdewasti areas in Charholi Budruk for the last couple of days. A CCTV captured the leopard hunting the dog around 2.53 am on Thursday.
Assistant Conservator of Forest Vishal Chavan said, “A team of Forest department and RESQ visited the spot and spoke to the people. We asked the people to avoid keeping their pets in the parking areas.”
“We also had a communication with the local police station for providing help if any emergency situation arises due to Leopard. Trap cameras are being installed for tracking the Leopard movement. Essential preventive measures are being taken. Awareness is being created among local people,” Chavan said.
Forest officials said leopards have been spotted in Charholi region for the past three years because of the proximity to sugarcane fields and the nearby river.
Last month a leopard was spotted near the premises of Mercedes Benz India Pvt Ltd in Pune’s Chakan MIDC area around 2 am of May 7. After a three days operation, the forest officials managed to capture the Leopard from the Mercedes Benz plant on May 11.
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Earlier, leopards were spotted at multiple locations in Pune city. A leopard seen several times at the Pune International Airport in Lohegaon, was captured in the early hours of December 12, 2025, after an eight-hour-long intensive multi-agency operation by the Pune forest department, in collaboration with RESQ Charitable Trust, the Indian Air Force (IAF), and airport authorities.
In November and December, there were incidents of leopard sightings in Mundhwa, Aundh, Bavdhan, and Pashan areas of the city.