Berhampur: A leopard was knocked down by a speeding vehicle near Mujagada village under North Ghumasara forest range in Odisha’s Ganjam district in the early hours of Wednesday.
The mishap reportedly took place around 2 am on Bhajanagar-Phulbani road and some local initially spotted the animal writhing in pain. A home guard first reached the spot and tried to revive the animal. Soon, Forest Department officials and a team of Bhanjanagar police arrived and offered its some first aid. The leopard, aged four to five years, however died while being taken to Bhanjanagar veterinary hospital, sources said.
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The Forest department has launched an investigation to ascertain the circumstances leading to the death of the leopard and the vehicle involved.
