Nagpur, Jan 14 (PTI) Two leopards were killed inseparate incidents today, forest department officials said.
Officials said that a leopard was killed after farmersattacked it with axes in Lohara village of Umred tehsil heretoday.
The leopard had attacked a bullock, said officials,after which farmers, in an effort to save the bullock, killedthe leopard.
"Two farmers who were injured by the leopard have beenadmitted to the Government Medical College Hospital. A casehas been registered under the Wildlife Act, 1972 against thefarmers who killed the leopard," a forest department officialinformed.
In another incident, a leopard was killed around 10amtoday after being hit by an unidentified vehicle on NationalHighway number 6 near Sakoli in Bhandara. PTI CORBNM.
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