H.D. Kote: The Forest Department personnel have caught a leopardess which had created panic among the villagers in Ramenahalli and surrounding areas in H.D. Kote taluk, here on Wednesday.

Following complaints of the leopardess being spotted in N.Begur, Kalasuru and surrounding villages, the forest officials had set a cage since a week and were able to capture the leopardess which was later released in Nagarahole Forest.