Forest Department launched an operation to capture a leopard which was spotted in Shamshabad on the outskirts of Hyderabad, causing alarm among residents.

The Forest Department swung into action after the big cat was captured on CCTV in the early hours of Tuesday.

Forest officials installed 10 trap cameras and set up three cages to catch the big cat.

The leopard was captured on CCTV wandering into a residence in Jhansimiyaguda under Shamshabad mandal of Rangareddy district.