locals said that they had seen the leopard some months ago but recently it was spotted in the area adjacent to the ajwa lake villagers staying near the ajwa lake and employees of vadodara municipal corporations vmc water supply department are on tenterhooks over last few days following sighting of a leopard in the area the leopard has been seen in the area near the ajwa lake about 20 kilometers from the city the vmc had planted lot of trees when it had decided to set up a zoo near ajwa lake forest officials are trying to trap it vadhwana told toi the leopard about twoandhalf years old comes out in evening or night to drink water or hunt a prey in 2007 a leopard had entered a house in the densely populated karelibaug area the big cat was spotted a few days ago by locals who immediately informed the forest officials and wildlife activists the leopard had recently strayed into the ajwa garden that is a popular tourist spot it killed a dog there late in the night and disappeared again the leopard has been staying among the thick vegetation and hardly comes out during the day time said rakesh vadhwana wildlife activist the ajwa zoo area has lot of prey including rabbits nilgai and dogs that the leopard feasts on vadodara we spotted the leopard at 5 pm and then at 10 pm on wednesday the leopard must have strayed in this area from pavagadh that is home to lot of leopards the forest officials have kept a cage near the nowabandoned ajwa zoo project but are yet to trap the leopard it may have come here looking for the food or maybe it was banished from its prowl the fouryearold big cat didnt injure anyone and was caught by the forest officials after a fivehour long operation