A four-year-old male leopard was trapped in a cage, laid by the Forest department personnel, on a land belonging to Elizabeth Rani, at Shantipura in the taluk on Tuesday.
Acting on the complaints of the residents of the village about pet dogs disappearing since a week, due to suspected leopard menace, the department had placed a cage on Monday.
The leopard fell to the bait on the same night.
The leopard was later released into the Nagarahole forests, said department personnel.
Deccan Herald is on WhatsApp Channels| Join now for Breaking News & Editor's Picks