Residents urged the department to capture the leopard after it attacked four goats owned by a farmer at Gandhi Nagar and a pet dog at Mattapparai on January 20. The leopard was first spotted in Madukkarai region in 2019. After it killed two goats of a farmer at Vinayagar Kovil Street in July 2020, forest department personnel placed a cage and two camera traps to track its movement. But the big cat, between five to six years of age, remained elusive. It returned to the area a month ago and was spotted at residential areas including Gandhi Nagar, Mavuthampathy, Tamilannai street, Mattapparai and Vinayagar Kovil street that are close to the reserved forest, a forest department official said.