Leopard beaten to death after it attacked farmers in Amroha
Bijnor: A four-year-old leopard was beaten to death by villagers in Kutubpur Hamidpur of Amroha district on Saturday after it attacked and injured six farmers working in their fields.
The leopard suddenly pounced on Kovin Kumar first and then attacked the others who came to his aid. Angry villagers surrounded the animal and beat it with sticks, causing severe head and neck injuries that turned fatal.
Forest and police officials reached the spot and took possession of the carcass, and detained three villagers—Rakesh, Dharamveer and Raju, brother of village pradhan Brijesh. The detentions sparked outrage in the area, and soon a large crowd gathered outside Naugawan Sadat police station and forcibly freed the three detainees.
The six injured villagers were admitted to district hospital. Amroha DFO SP Singh said, "The postmortem examination confirmed that the leopard died of injuries to her head, brain and neck from sticks. An FIR has been filed under the Wildlife Protection Act against three named and other unidentified villagers."
The accused will be arrested soon, said police.
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