Carcasses of two leopards found, one trapped

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Jorhat(Assam): Carcasses of two leopards were found in Kachojan Tea estate in upper Assam while a leopard which was creating terror at the NEIST campus here was trapped by forest personnel on Friday.
Both the carcasses were found between a distance of 100 metres of each other in sector 19 tea section of the estate, said Beken Pegu, in-charge of Titabor Forest Beat Office here on Friday.
Pegu said both the leopards, probably a couple, had no noticeable injury marks or internal injury but suspected to have been poisoned with food items.
Samples have been collected and sent for forensic test, the official said and added, after post mortem both the carcasses were consigned to flame in presence of Judicial Magistrate of Titabor Sub-Judicial Magistrate here. (PTI)

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