The Telangana Forest Department has successfully captured the leopard which had appeared in the premises of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad five days ago.
The cat was finally trapped in a cage when it approached the live bait tied inside on Thursday night. It was a healthy male of about three years of age, officials from the department informed.
The feline was first sighted on Sunday, after which camera traps were set up at the location of sighting. After getting confirmation through the images that the animal was a leopard, officials set up cages with meat placed inside.
