Fourth leopard caught in cage at Gogunda amid villagers’ protest

Gogunda (Udaipur): A fourth leopard was caught at Chali ke Bagdada in Gogunda in Udaipur district on Sunday. The forest department had put a cage to catch the leopard where it had attacked the cows. Till now four leopards have been caught including one today in Chali ka Bagdada, one in Kundau on Saturday and two earlier at Chali.

Meanwhile, the agitated villagers blocked the road between Gogunda and Jhadol by putting stones outside Chamunda Mata temple in Majam. They were protesting on leopard killing an elderly woman Gattu Bai at Gurjaron ka Guda on Saturday.

The villagers were demanding the forest department to put a cage and to give compensation to the family members of the deceased. After more than 5 hours, on the assurance of Gogunda SDM Dr Naresh Soni, the road was opened.

An agreement was made after discussions over the demands. The postmortem was conducted and the wildlife experts agreed that the leopard had attacked the woman. The body of the woman was given to the family members.

It is noteworthy that earlier also a panther had been imprisoned in a cage in Kundau village. So far, four panthers have been caught in this area, which has reduced the threat to wildlife.