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Forest department officials have placed a cage with a goat as prey to trap the leopards near Chikkaluvara in Somwarpet taluk.
Panic has struck people as two leopards were spotted in Chikkaluvara, Arisinaguppe and Siddalingapura villages near Banavara Reserve Forest.
The villagers have informed the Forest Department that a calf and a dog have been eaten by the leopards in Chikkaluvara village.
A team of Forest Department officers led by RFO Lakshmikanth have placed a cage to trap the leopards, in the forest near the village.
A goat has been kept in the cage as prey to lure the leopards.
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