20 bullets to kill a Leapord

A leopard has been shot dead with 20 bullets in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. The police say they killed the leopard because villagers complained the animal had attacked them.

A leopard has been shot dead with 20 bullets in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday (January 18). (NDTV Photo)

The police say they killed the leopard because villagers complained the animal had attacked them. (NDTV Photo)
However, the fact that the villagers had no injuries as evidence of these attacks was quite surprising. (NDTV Photo)
In an attempt to inflict injury upon the animal, the villagers chased it. The leapord eventually took refuge in a cowshed. (NDTV Photo)

The police arrived at the shed upon being called by the local villagers and indiscriminately opened fire on the animal. (NDTV Photo)
The police did not inform local officials in charge of Wildlife about the shooting. The leapord has been identified as an endangered species and such negligence on the part of the police officials tends to put the act under a grey cloud. (NDTV Photo)