Villagers shiver as leopard on prowl

Kulkacharla: Residents of Ananthasagar village in the mandal are spending sleepless nights due to fear of a leopard. The cat killed a calf on wee hours of Sunday. This is the second attack by the leopard in the village. Villagers found pugmarks of the cat.

They alleged that forest department officials were not taking their plea seriously. "They ruled out that the attack is by a leopard. Do they wait until it kills a man?" they questioned.

Some people who were on the way to the village during night-time also saw a leopard on move. The villagers lamented that they were not in a position to move out during the night in case of emergencies. They appeal forest officials to address their issue immediately.