Villagers kill leopard while rescuing man
Locals of village Pawa Sayal of Abbottabad on Sunday killed a common leopard while rescuing a man who was attacked by it. The leopard attacked Malik Riaz a local resident, people nearby tried to scare away the big cat, but it continued mauling him.
Left with no other choice they shot the leopard. Riaz sustained injures on the legs, belly and arms and was shifted to district headquarters hospital Abbottabad for treatment.
The leopard had probably ventured out of the Ayub National Park in search of food. The abrupt encounter with the youth startled the cat and it attacked Riaz. Hearing franatic cries for help, people nearby rushed to the spot and killed the leopard in an attempt to save Riaz.
Wildlife officials took the body to their divisional office for medical examination.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 18th, 2021.