bengaluru a leopard was spotted near chikkajala kia road in north bengaluru on tuesday after combing the area forest officials set up a cage near the itc company premises to capture the animal the big cat was seen passing through the campus and entering a nearby agricultural land over the past two days almost a week after a leopard was found preying on livestock in south bengaluru forest officials on wednesday reported that another big cat was spotted near chikkajala on kempegowda international airport road and sounded an alert after carrying out an extensive combing operation in the area to trace the leopard bengaluru urban forest officials set up a cage near the itc company premises to capture and relocate the elusive predator sources in the department told toi that a leopard was spotted on tuesday evening on the campus of itc at meenakunte village in jala hobli of bengaluru north taluk after we were alerted about the presence of a leopard our field staffers verified cctv footage and the movement of the big cat was confirmed it was seen passing through the campus and entering a nearby agricultural land frequently over the last two days even though it has not preyed on any pets or livestock it has been on the move around the area hanumanthappa patil range forest officer bengaluru north said as a preventive measure itc officials have issued an internal advisory to all their employees the advisory a copy of which is with toi reads there have been sightings of wild animals in and around the factory premises the unit has taken appropriate measures to ensure the safety of all employees areas within the factory are adequately lit and security has been enhanced besides the video surveillance we have requested the forest department to deploy field staff walking around the periphery and sitting behind buildings is prohibited in the future keeping in mind the presence of venomous snakes the area is surrounded by several tony gated communities and wellness centres and resorts leopard scare has gripped the area and forest department staffers have been carrying out combing operations all through the day we carried out search operations inside the factory and adjoining areas but we couldnt locate the leopard and it is very difficult to track its movement yet we have deployed staffers for night vigil and set up a cage explained a field staffer senior officials from the bengaluru urban administration revealed that two and a half years ago also a leopard was rescued near the locality and rehabilitated in bannerghatta