This story is from December 23, 2020

Rogue leopard caged in Panchmahal

The leopard that had caused panic amongst villagers in Ghoghamba taluka of Panchmahal district for weeks now was nabbed on Tuesday night. The big cat that had attacked six including two children who had died, had even preyed on goats kept as bait in cages to trap it.
Rogue leopard caged in Panchmahal
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VADODARA: The leopard that had caused panic amongst villagers in Ghoghamba taluka of Panchmahal district for weeks now was nabbed on Tuesday night. The big cat that had attacked six including two children who had died, had even preyed on goats kept as bait in cages to trap it.
A team of officials of the Vadodara circle of the forest department rushed to the Ghoghamba on Tuesday.
Chief conservator of forests of Vadodara circle, Aradhana Sahu, on Tuesday visited the area where the incidents had taken place and met the staff posted by the department there.

Sahu said that nine cages as well as CCTV and trap cameras had been kept to photograph the leopard. She said that there was a malfunction in the cage that led to the leopard not getting trapped.
Later, on Tuesday night, the leopard was trapped in one of the cages.
The series of attacks by the leopard on humans or domesticated animals began on December 5
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