Leopard presence causes scare in Fatehabad village

FATEHABAD: Fear of leopard attack created panic in Chandpura village of the district on Tuesday. On the complaint of villagers, the forest department has deployed a team in the village to catch the animal.

According to a resident, Nanu Singh, 50, he was attacked by an animal on way to Fatehabad, which was identical to leopard. Singh said he was attacked from behind and thus could not spot the animal, which fled after he waved an axe towards the animal. He however suffered injuries on his eyes.

Forest department officials said that they have found some leopard footprints in the area, though they were not sure about the presence of leopard as nobody has spotted the animal.

Senior police and civil officials, including SDM Tohana Yogesh Mehta, DSP Prakash Chand and SHO Subhash Chand, rushed to the spot after the attack was reported to the authorities.

Forest department inspector Dwarka Prasad said, "We are trying to locate the animal around the spot where Nanu was reportedly attacked."