The leopard declared man- eater in Khirsu block of Pauri Garhwal district was killed by an authorised hunter near the village Jaletha. The big cat reportedly had mauled to death a 50-year-old Rajeshwari Devi, resident of village Bhatuli in Khirsu block of Srinagar Tehsil on July 19. The big cat that was killed was a female one aged around six.
Notably, the leopard killed Rajeshwari Devi on July 19 when she was working in the agricultural field. Chief wildlife warden declared the leopard a man-eater the following day, deputing the authorised hunter Nabab Saffi, resident of Sheerkot of Bijnor district, to kill the big cat.
S D O Garhwal Forest Division Subodh Kala said that two authorised hunters had found the female one of the two stalking the area as the man-eater and shot it dead. Hunter Nabab Saffi had fired two shots earlier to kill it two days ago, but it escaped unhurt. However, on Tuesday night, he succeeded. The forest department has kept cages in the village to capture the second leopard.