Overview
- The Bahraich forest department trapped a roughly four-year-old male in a baited cage at Karipurwa early Tuesday after tracking its movements across Mahsi and Kaiserganj since November 8.
- Officials said the animal was brought to the divisional office for examination and will be released to habitat or sent to a zoo pending approvals from higher authorities.
- The capture followed a November 26 attack in Umri Dhalo in which 55-year-old Shanti Devi died, and villagers had maintained night vigils as teams moved and reset cages.
- In Madhya Pradesh, forest officers arrested a 35-year-old man in Indore district, recovered severed paws and weapons, and said a leopard died in a clutch‑wire snare set for pigs before the accused mutilated the carcass for profit.
- In Bihar’s Rohtas district, a leopard that strayed from Kaimur injured 11 people, was netted and caged after a three-hour rescue, and is being shifted to the Rajgir centre for treatment and rehabilitation.