Bahraich, Dec. 8 -- The leopard that had been terrorising the Shivpur area under Nanpara forest range of Bahraich for several days was finally captured late Sunday night, bringing much-needed relief to villagers.

The forest department had installed a cage in a field and tied a goat inside as bait. Drawn by the lure of easy prey, the leopard entered the cage and was successfully trapped.

Divisional forest officer (DFO) Ram Singh Yadav confirmed that the leopard had been sighted frequently near Bajpurwa, Piparia and Baldupurwa villages in Shivpur block.

On December 5, the big cat even attempted to attack a villager, triggering panic across the area. In response, a cage was placed in a sugarcane field on the banks of the Babai River near ...