Hyderabad, June 27 -- The Forest Department on Saturday, June 27, said the pug marks found at a school near the Hyderabad airport did not belong to a leopard but to a wild animal.

Panic gripped local residents early Saturday, prompting calls to police and forest officials after pug marks were discovered at GMR Chinmayi Vidyalaya, a corporate social responsibility school (CSR) of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad.

Speaking to Siasat.com, RGIA Police Station Sub-Inspector, Harika, said the Forest Department was not confident the marks belonged to a leopard. "They said it could be a dog's, too. Confidently nai bolsakte."

The Rangareddy District Forest Range Officer, Veerisham, confirmed that upon investigation, it was revea...