Kundapur, April 28, 2022: A leopard which had created panic in Maladi area near Thekkatte in Kundapur taluk was trapped in a cage placed by the forest department on April 28, Thursday morning. The trapped leopard is a female and is 2.5 years old.
The cage was placed in a plantation behind the Sri Nandikeshwara Temple at Malady. A dog was also tied nearby. The leopard was found trapped in the cage this morning.
Locals had earlier complained that the leopard had devoured several domestic animals in the area.
Since 2018, as many as five leopards were trapped in the same plantation.