Tribune News Service

Dehradun, June 27

Hunter Joy Wakil shot dead a leopard on Friday midnight in the forest area in Sakinda village, around 40-km from Pauri district headquarters. The body of the male leopard, aged around 8 years, was recovered during morning hours today. The Pauri forest authorities also conducted a post-mortem on the leopard.

The leopard had mauled 8-year-old Rohit at Sakinda village on June 9, leading to resentment among villagers.

They alleged that this leopard had also killed their livestock in large numbers. The forest authorities had earlier installed a cage but failed to trap the leopard.