Relief For Uttar Pradesh's Rampur Residents As Leopard Trapped By Forest Officials

Rampur: A leopard was rescued in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district near the area around the Mohammad Ali Jauhar University. The leopard had caused panic among the locals as it was roaming free for past four days. 

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"We received the information that a leopard has been spotted near the villages and the area around the Mohammad Ali Jauhar University. Our team found out the presence of the leopard. So we put a trap there. We had set up the cage for 4 days, and our team had been constantly combing and searching the area. Hence, we caught the leopard yesterday around 8:30 pm. No casualty has been reported," UP Divisional Forest Officer was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. 

In Bahraich, officials said that drones have identified the presence of two dangerous wolves, which they plan to capture soon. 

"Our whole team is going to be here in the guidance of DFO. We detected the presence of wolves through drones. Both wolves have been traced in this area. We will capture it by today or tomorrow," Abhishek Singh, CO Forest, Bahraich Division was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. 

The region has reported eight fatalities and fifteen injuries attributed to suspected wolf attacks. To date, police and forest officials have captured four wolves.

The officials have caught four wolves in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich under ‘Operation Bhediya’.