Panther captured by forest officials in Raj

A panther was captured by the forest department in Kunthwa village of Rajsamand district today, following complaints regarding attacks by a big cat on local villagers and their cattle in last few days.
A female panther aged around four years was trapped in a cage kept by the forest officials. The cage was kept on the basis of pug marks and information provided by the villagers, said Kapil Chadrawal, Deputy Conservator of Forest.
For the past few days, villagers were living in fear due to repeated attacks on them and their cattle. Based on the information, we laid a trap following which a female was captured.

We have sent her for medical examination following which we will release the feline in the wild, Chadrawal told PTI.
He said that of late, the panther had killed more than a dozen pet animals of the villagers.
The issue of panther attacks had also resonated in the Rajasthan Assembly last month, with a National People's Party MLA demanding an action plan for the safety of the people living in villages near Sariska forest area in Alwar, where six people have been killed in panther attacks in recent times.