India, April 30 -- A leopard sighting near Pune Airport in Lohegaon on Monday triggered an extensive search operation, which has continued for over 18 hours without success. The forest department, in collaboration with RESQ Charitable Trust, is working to locate and safely capture the animal.

According to forest department officials, despite an overnight operation by teams comprising forest officials and RESQ CT personnel, the leopard was not located.

"Two trap cages were set up overnight at the suspected location. Camera traps have been deployed, and a dog squad has been brought in to trace the leopard's movements," said Mangesh Tathe, assistant conservator of forests, Pune Forest Division.

Tathe further confirmed that flight operatio...