Karnataka villagers kill leopard after it attacked four people and cattle

Raichur: The leopard that had been creating panic in Karnataka’s Devadurg taluk for the last three months was killed by the people of D Karadigudda village on Sunday.

The leopard had attacked three people on the outskirts of the village, who had asked the forest authorities to move the animal to another location after they had admitted the injured to hospital.

While forest department officials were searching for the leopard, the big cat attacked and injured another villager.

Angry at the attack, the villagers beat the animal with spears and sticks, causing it to die.

The leopard had also killed a cow in Vachanayak Thanda two months ago, causing panic among the people of the surrounding villages.