Leopard creating panic in Karnataka trapped

A leopard that has been creating panic among people for last few days at Vijayanagara Kodi in Udupi district, fell into a trap laid by forest department early on Saturday. local people had complained to forest department of leopard which had ventured out of forests and devoured livestock and pet animals in recent days.

department took prompt action and laid a c with a dog as bait in area where animal got trapped. Forest department sources said female leopard was around three-and-a-half years old. animal will be let off inside forests later, y said.