Leopard drags away 3-year old calf

: Panic gripped an estate in Valparai in the district today after a leopard dragged away a calf from a village.

The three-year old calf was grazing near the house of an estate worker when a leopard sprang up from behind a bush and dragged it away, police said.

Some estate workers who noticed it ran helter skelter in fear. However,they later saw the carcass of the calf and informed forest department, who rushed to the spot and began investigations.