Leopard trap set in north Delhi village

The forest and wildlife department has set up a cage outside Jagatpur village in north Delhi to catch a leopard that has been sighted multiple times on camera and in-person over the past month.

- Jasjeev Singh

Officials said that the leopard will be shifted to a “suitable habitat” or the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary.

Jagatpur residents had set up a camera trap on June 15 with the help of a wildlife enthusiast after several villagers spotted a leopard in the neighbourhood. The same night, the leopard was caught on the camera trap. The leopard was caught on camera on June 24, too. On July 2, Mehfooz Ali, 65, a local resident, spotted the leopard just 200 metres away from his farm.