Mehul as far as I know or have heard the Cheetah in India or Pakistan is actually the leopard.It is so called because of the spots like in cheetal.The word cheetah means 'SPOTS'.The cheetah that we see in Africa is a different breed and may have been found in India/Pakistan many years ago i.e. before ours or even Jim Corbetts days.The leopard was also referred to as 'GUL BADAN' by some.