A leopard was spotted inside the premises of Green Field School in Govindpuram, under the Kavinagar police station area of Ghaziabad, triggering panic among residents and authorities on alert. The sighting was confirmed after CCTV footage showed the animal moving around the playground behind the school building.
Following the alert, police and forest department teams rushed to Green Field School and immediately evacuated the campus as a precautionary measure. Students were barred from entering the premises while officials secured the area to prevent any untoward incident. The leopard’s presence was clearly recorded by cameras installed in the playground, with visuals showing it roaming freely inside the campus. As news of the incident spread, a large number of locals gathered outside the school, leading to heightened tension in the surrounding locality.
Considering the seriousness of the situation, an expert rescue team from the Ghaziabad Forest Department, along with specialists from Meerut, was called in. A coordinated search operation using nets and specialised equipment is underway to safely capture and rescue the animal.