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Man-eating leopard found dead in Tanahun

Man-eating leopard found dead in Tanahun

By Ramji Rana

Locals gather around to observe motionless man-eating leopard in Tanahun on Sunday, January 13, 2018. Photo: Ramji Rana

TANAHUN: A man-eating leopard has been found dead at Dordor jungle area in Bhanu Municipality-3 of Tanahun district on Sunday, police said. Locals, who had gone to collect fodder at a nearby forest, spotted a dead marauding leopard and informed the police about the incident. Subsequently, a team consisting of police and officials from District Forest Office reached the site and ascertained the dead leopard as the man-eating animal. Earlier, four children were devoured by the same leopard in the area. Meanwhile, Preparations are underway to send the leopard to the District Forest Office Tanahun, police informed.