Panic spread among the residents on Wednesday when a wild boar strayed into the Ruchika Market at Baramunda Housing Board Colony here.
The animal reportedly got trapped inside the garden of a house at the Census Colony near the market. Getting information, a special team from the Nandankanan Zoological Park rushed to the spot and had a tough time in capturing the animal. However, they captured and caged the boar after an eight hour-long effort from a shop at the Ruchika Market.
Forest Department personnel said a herd of 12 wild boars from Bharatpur strayed into the OUAT premises on Tuesday. One of the animals got left behind from the herd in the city as dogs chased it.