A leopard, which killed a four-year old girl 10 days ago, fell into the trap kept by the forest department in the early hours of today.

The leopard attacked the girl, who was playing in a park near her house in Arakkadu on August 10 and ran to forest areas. Hearing the screams, the relatives immediately took and admitted the girl to the Government Hospital. However, she succumbed to the injuries.

The Forest Department had installed 10 cameras and monitored the movement and kept a cage yesterday. The animal fell into the cage at 3 AM and the officials immediately took the leopard and released in the jungles in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve area.