Kothapalli villagers panicked by leopard attacks on cattle

Incidents of cattle being killed, allegedly by a leopard, have spread panic among villagers of Kothapalli, around 50 km from here, even as forest department officials are on the lookout for the animal. Forest department sources said the villagers have not sighted any wild animal. But over the past week, three incidents of cattle-killing have been reported in the village.

Forest officials recorded pug marks to be that of a leopard following which two cages have been set up to catch the animal, Amangal Forest Divisional Officer Janaki Ram said. The pugmarks were recorded on January 7, the official said.