The cub, aged 10-12 months, was observed moving in close circuit cameras in Bajaj Nagar-AG Colony, Sarswati Colony, and Anita Colony over the past 2-3 days, but could not be spotted or traced.
The Forest Department team on Tuesday morning successfully captured the leopard that had been terrorizing the Mahsi tehsil area of Bahraich district for the past month.
CCTV footage captured the leopard moving through different areas of the colony, which houses prominent residents, including former BJP MP Ram Charan Bohra.
The presence of a leopard in Lucknow’s Cantonment area has created panic among residents.
A leopard killed an 8-year-old girl after dragging her by the neck in an agricultural field in front of her mother in a village in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday.
A leopard had entered Patlakhawa village, under Cooch Behar block II on Tuesday, causing panic among locals. The big cat, reportedly hunting for goats, was chased away by the villagers.
Forest Department officials managed to catch the leopard after three hours of effort during which it attacked and injured a police sub-inspector.
A farmer, who was harvesting crops in village Dih of Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh was attacked by a leopard, and killed on the spot.
A leopard strayed into Vidhyadhar Nagar Colony, an outer area of the Pink City, on Saturday and injured three people before being tranquillised and rescued in a five-hour-long operation by wildlife sleuths.
A seven-year-old female leopard, which was a major attraction for tourists, died at her enclosure in Odisha’s Sambalpur Zoo, an official said on Thursday.
