A leopard is on the prowl in Karumalai area of nearby hilly Valparai and has killed a calf, triggering panic among plantation workers in the locality.
Police said a few workers returning home yesterday noticed a leopard attacking and dragging the calf in Pudupadi in Karumalai area. Later the carcass was found in an estate away from the place, police said.
They said the carnivore was changing places and was last spotted in a thick bushy area in Co-Op colony in the town.
The villagers have lodged complaints with the forest department officials.
