A leopard was allegedly killed by residents of Nabi Nagar village, following which the forest department decided to lodge an FIR against them, officials said on Sunday.
According to Divisional Forest Officer Manish Singh, the female leopard was chased, its legs tied and pushed around with long sticks by the villagers on Friday.
The animal died on its way to the veterinary hospital after being rescued by a forest department team. Officials had initially claimed that there was no external injury on the carcass.
