Leopard falls into well, dies

A leopard which strayed into a village was found dead in an open well at Suttuballe in neighbouring Udupi district, police said.

The carcass of the leopard was noticed by the family members of Sathish Kulal when they went to draw water from the well yesterday.

Villagers informed the forest department officials who came and lifted out the body from the well.

Veterinary doctors conducted the post-mortem and buried the animal in the nearby bushes, the sources said.