An authorised hunter reached Haridwar on Friday while more are expected to arrive on Saturday to kill a leopard declared man-eater by the Forest Department. The leopardess is believed to be responsible for the death of two people and purportedly digging up a grave to scavenge on human remains. Noted hunter Joy Hukil arrived here on Friday for the purpose of shooting the man-eater.
According to information received from sources, the preparation for this operation has been completed. The operation will be conducted in various forest sectors and Roshanabad. It will be monitored by the Haridwar divisional forest officer Akash Verma.
The forest department will use animal baits in an attempt to lure the leopard to where the authorised hunter will be waiting atop a machan. Apart from the authorised hunter, other teams of the forest department are also engaged at their level.