Villagers kill leopard after it injures 4

Hardwar, May 10 (UNI) The villagers of Dadapatti, a village under Bagwanpur police station, killed a leopard which had entered the village and attacked a woman last evening.

The man-eater pounced on one Atro Devi last evening. Hearing her screams, Romi, Rakam Singh and Rajesh tried to rescue her but they were also attacked by the animal. After this, the villagers gathered and attacked the animal with lathis and sharp-edged weapons, killing it on the spot.

All the four injured have been admitted in the Civil hospital where the condition of Rajesh and Atro Devi is stated to be critical, the sources said.

After getting the information of the incident, the forest officials rushed to the spot for investigations.

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