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Published 16:21 IST, July 24th 2020

Leopard patrolling outside police station in Uttarakhand catches netizens' attention; See

A leopard's video patrolling outside a police station in Uttarakhand has caught the attention of the internet. The video is posted by Indian Forest officer.

Reported by: Nikhil Pandey
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One is aware of the number of leopard attacks that happen in Uttarakhand. However, recently, a short CCTV footage released by Indian Forest Services Officer Vaibhav Singh has painted a different picture of the animal. On Friday, Indian Forest Service officer Vaibhav Singh shared a video of a leopard patrolling outside Devprayag police station for a few seconds.

The video shared on Friday afternoon is getting circulated on various social media platforms and has managed to catch the attention of the netizens. 

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Check out the video: 

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As seen in the video, the leopard that runs to catch hold of the cattle decides to give them a miss and decides to patrol outside the police station. Monitoring the leopard through the CCTV, when a policeman decides to go out, the leopard flees without a trace.

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The video first shared by Vibhav Singh was later shared by his colleague, who wrote: "A new cop policing the streets of Devprayag." (sic) Here's what IFS officer Susanta Nanda had to say: 

Netizens react to the leopard video: 

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Recently, a video of a leopard attacking a dog in Nainital went viral. In the video, a leopard enters a house in Nainital to hunt a dog. For the past few years, the number of leopard attack cases in Uttarakhand has exponentially increased. Here's the video: 

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16:21 IST, July 24th 2020