Leopard dies after being hit by vehicle

A leopard was killed after being hit by some unidentified vehicle on Nanpara-Lakhimpur road in Katarniaghat wildlife division.

The leopard, said to be around four-year-old, was killed last night when it was hit by some vehicle in Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary area, forest officials said.

Project officer of WWF, Dabeer Hasan said a panel of doctors would conduct the post-mortem tomorrow to ascertain cause of death.

He said as per 2005 counting, there are 32 leopards in the Sanctuary.

The Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area, spread over in around 400 square km, in the upper Gangetic plain in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district.