Ahmedabad, July 20 -- The Gujarat forest department launched a search operation after a leopard was spotted inside a residential society in Ghuma, in south Ahmedabad, in the early hours of Monday.

Two people who spotted the animal alerted their neighbours, following which residents checked their society's CCTV cameras and confirmed the sighting. The animal was captured on CCTV around 2 am near the entrance of Sharandeep Society on Ghuma VIP Road in Ahmedabad, officials said.

The forest department was informed early on Monday morning, and a video of the leopard moving through the residential premises has since been shared on social media.

Forest officials said they verified the footage after inspecting the spot and found physical eviden...