LUCKNOW: A four-year-old leopardess which killed four children last week was captured in
Katarniaghat range in Bahraich on Sunday evening.
Forest officials said they had laid baits at some locations to trap the feline. As soon as the leopard was captured, local villagers, who had been living in fear for the past many days, erupted into jubilation.
Divisional forest officer (DFO), Katarniaghat range, Akash
Deep Badhawan, told TOI the big cat which weighs 55kg was captured after a gruelling effort.
It has been sent for a medical examination by a team of doctors. Thereafter, it will be decided where to keep the animal.
A forest official said the leopard’s first kill was a four-year-old boy
Aditya on January 17. Two days later, it killed 9-year-old
Ramtej. Both attacks took place in Motipur of Katarniaghat range. Two days later, the leopard struck again and mauled a 12-year-old girl.
On Saturday evening, it dragged away a five-year-old boy
Suhail outide his home. Hearing the boy’s cries, his family members ran out and saw him lying brutally injured. He was taken to hospital but died on the way.