Residents complain of leopard movement in Dharwad villages

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Forest officials rushed to the villages of Mansur and Benakatti in Dharwad district after residents complained that they saw a leopard roaming in their fields.

Farmer Yallappa complained that he saw the wild animal roaming around the place where his cattle were tied, in his field.

He also said that he called out to some labour who were harvesting paddy in an adjacent field.

The leopard remained in the field for about an hour and a half before being driven away by them into the forest, he said.

Forest officials arrived in the village and took copies of what the villagers said were the footmarks of the animal.

Farmers have sought protection by forest officials while going to their fields, as it is the harvest season.

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