India News | Leopard Found Dead in Well in Himachal Village

Hamirpur (HP), Jan 23 (PTI) A leopard was found dead in a well in a village here on Thursday, officials said.

The cause of the death was not known immediately.

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Construction work is going on at the house of Satish Kumar in Bhadthu village in gram panchayat Kakkar. In the afternoon, he went towards the well to install a water pump and found the leopard's carcass inside and informed others, the officials said.

Pradhans of Kakkar and Bhukkad panchayats Vinod Kumar and Kishore Chand, respectively, reached the spot and informed forest department guards about the incident. Forest guards Shubham Sharma and Yograj took out the carcass from the well, they said.

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The leopard will be cremated after post-mortem. The cause of the death will be ascertained after the post-mortem report comes, the officials said.

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