Dehra Dun, Jun 29 (PTI) A maneater leopard, which killed three persons in Diali Gamri area of Uttarkashi district, was shot dead by Uttarakhand forest department.
The 13-year-old male leopard was shot dead at Kumrara village of the area by hunter Lakhpat Singh last evening when it returned to its kill, said Divisional Forest Officer of Uttarkashi, I P Singh.
The length of the leopard was 2.30 meter and height 85cm, he said.
The leopard killed a woman of Kumrara village yesterday, prompting the locals to demand that the animal be declared as maneater and kill it. The leopard had earlier killed two more people of the area on May 2 and May 18 this year.
The 13-year-old male leopard was shot dead at Kumrara village of the area by hunter Lakhpat Singh last evening when it returned to its kill, said Divisional Forest Officer of Uttarkashi, I P Singh.
The length of the leopard was 2.30 meter and height 85cm, he said.
The leopard killed a woman of Kumrara village yesterday, prompting the locals to demand that the animal be declared as maneater and kill it. The leopard had earlier killed two more people of the area on May 2 and May 18 this year.
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