Infosys instructed its employees to work from home after a leopard was spotted on its Mysore campus in the early hours of December 31, 2024. The big cat was seen around 2 am in the underground parking area by the company’s security staff. The incident triggered an extensive search operation, including the installation of 10 additional camera traps on the sprawling campus. According to a Moneycontrol report, Infosys has sent an internal communication to its trainees, advising them to follow a designated route while moving between ECC (trainee lodging buildings), GEC2 (the new training building), and food courts.
The trainees are provided with a map highlighting specific pathways marked with orange and yellow arrows, outlining the routes between ECC, GEC2, and the food courts. Additionally, they are instructed to move in groups of at least five and avoid sitting on benches or footpaths to ensure their safety.
What Infosys told its employees
In an internal communication, Infosys asked its employees to: “Kindly avoid loitering in the campus and step out of your ECC only when necessary.”
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“Please ensure decorum is maintained in the campus and avoid large crowd gatherings or making loud noises,” the communication added.
Leopard at Infosys’ Mysore campus: A recap
As per forest department officials, the CCTV footage showed a leopard around 2am. IB Prabhu Gowda, the Deputy Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) told Money Control, “The leopard was seen on CCTV around 2 AM. Our team reached the location around 4 AM and immediately began a combing operation.”
Situated near the Hebbal Industrial Area, the Infosys campus is adjacent to a reserve forest, a known natural habitat for leopards. Occasional sightings are reported in the area, and officials suspect the leopard may have wandered into the campus while searching for food.
Infosys has launched a week-long search in collaboration with forest officials. Efforts included marking maps for trainees and goats used as bait, deploying over 25 camera traps, five cages, and a 15-member task force equipped with thermal drones.