Man Gets Trapped in Leopard Cage After Entering Baited Wildlife Trap in Uttar Pradesh

Nov 28, 2025 08:31 pm CST

In a bizarre incident in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, a local man named Pradeep accidentally got trapped in a metal cage meant for capturing a leopard that had killed a villager. The drunk man entered the trap that contained a goat as bait, triggering the automatic door mechanism. Forest officials and police spent two hours rescuing him from the cage, with the entire incident becoming viral on social media.