BAHRAICH, Dec. 3 -- After nearly three weeks of tension and constant vigilance, the Bahraich forest department successfully captured a leopard that had been roaming through the densely populated areas of Mahsi and Kaiserganj tehsils. The animal was trapped early Tuesday morning in a cage installed at village Karipurwa, under Gram Sabha Kataha, Tejwapur block within the Kotwali Dehat police station limits.

Divisional forest officer (DFO) Ram Singh Yadav said that the leopard had wandered out of its natural habitat and had been moving close to human settlements since November 8, 2025, causing alarm among villagers. To ensure public safety and carry out a safe rescue, several trapping cages were set up across affected villages. Teams, led b...