Another leopard becomes victim of human fury
By IANSThursday, January 13, 2011
BHUBANESWAR - In yet another incident of human fury against animals, angry villagers Thursday beat a leopard to death with wooden sticks and cricket bats on the outskirts of this Orissa capital after it injured two people, an official said.
The leopard, which was believed to have sneaked into the area near Gandarpur village from the Chandaka forest, was spotted by the residents early morning.
A large number of villagers chased the leopard and beat it to death using wooden sticks and cricket bats after it injured two men named Anadi Rout and Bijay Rout.
Villagers said they killed the animal in self defence, a wildlife official said. An investigation is on.
Forest officer Akshaya Patnaik said the leopard’s body has been recovered from the site and sent for autopsy.
Several incidents of leopards becoming victims of human rage in the country have come to light in the last few days.
A leopard was lynched by a mob Wednesday in Faridabad, some 30 km from the national capital. The incident reportedly took place in front of the deputy commissioner, police and other forest officials.
In Maharashtra, a leopard was shot dead by a police officer Sunday at Karad near Pune after it strayed into a residential area and attacked six people.
