Leopard found dead in UP's Maharajganj

A leopard was found dead on Friday morning at a village here which falls under the Gorakhpur Forest Division, a forest official said.

"Some villagers spotted the carcass of the leopard in Natwa Jangal village which comes under Banki range Paniyara Dhawai beat of the Gorakhpur forest division," a senior forest department official said.

It was not immediately known how the leopard died, the official said, adding the post-mortem report is awaited.