Doomdooma, Oct. 4 -- A female leopard that had reportedly been roaming around Margherita town in Assam's Tinsukia district was trapped in a cage at the A R & T Plywood premises in Ward No. 5 on Friday night.

The leopard had allegedly been moving through the area after dark and preying on domestic animals, causing concern among residents. The Margherita Forest Range Office had installed a cage at the site two days earlier.

"The capture has brought immediate relief, but the long-term answer is to protect the forest habitat rather than treat every leopard as a threat," a local resident said.

The incident comes amid repeated leopard-related encounters in Tinsukia district. In April, another leopard was captured after reportedly preying on ...