NEDUMABASSERY: A jungle cat, which had been preying on hens and ducks, was caught in a trap set up by Raju Palatty on his house premises at Akaparambu near here on Saturday night.

Raju, an officer with the Federal Bank, Mookkannor branch, had been losing hens and ducks during the night. The residents in the area suspected that some wild animal was on the prowl in the area.