Viral Video: Watch man gets trapped in cage installed to capture leopard
In a bizarre incident, a man from Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district became trapped in a cage that was installed by the Forest Department to catch a leopard.
The incident took place in Basendua village when the Forest Department received a complaint of frequent leopard infiltrations from the locals and installed a metal cage to trap the big cat.
To bait the leopard, officials put a live rooster inside the cage. However, instead of the leopard, a man became interested in the rooster and got trapped in the cage while trying to catch it. The cage shut instantly the moment the man tried to take the rooster.
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#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: A man got stuck in a cage, installed to nab a leopard, in Basendua village of Bulandshahr dist. Forest Dept says that the man had entered the cage to get a rooster that was kept there as bait for the leopard.
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(Video: viral video confirmed by Forest Dept) pic.twitter.com/8ujj23I2AO
“We received info about a leopard. We looked for it on farms, along with our staff. When we couldn't find it, we set up a cage. There was a rooster in cage & when the man entered & caught the rooster, the cage got shut. He was freed almost immediately,” said Forest Department SDO Radheshyam.
The video clip of the incident has gone viral on the internet. In the clip can be seen asking forest officers to get him out. He firmly grabs the green metal bars that surround him from all sides as he asks for help.
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First published: 24 February 2023, 19:32 IST