Naxalbari, Dec. 20 -- A leopard has been captured from the Jabra Division tea garden in the Naxalbari area of Darjeeling district, following complaints from local residents about losses of cattle.

Confirming the operation, Panighata Forest Department Ranger Pranab Kumar Das on Saturday said that locals in the area had reported incidents of cattle being killed by a leopard.

"Based on the complaints received from the locals regarding cattle losses due to a leopard, a trap was laid, and the leopard has been successfully captured," Das said.

Forest department officials said the animal will be relocated in accordance with standard wildlife protocols.

Earlier, a leopard entered a residential area in Maharashtra's Mira Bhayandar in the early...