Dehradun, Dec. 5 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

PAURI, 4 Dec: Panic continues to grip residents of Pauri district as leopards and bears continue to terrorise the region. On Thursday morning, a leopard fatally attacked a man in Gazalt village under Pauri development block, leaving the victim dead on the spot. Outraged by the incident, villagers accused the Forest Department of negligence and confined a forest official in a room as a hostage and as a mark of protest.

The villagers are demanding immediate sanction to shoot the leopard, citing repeated attacks and the urgent need to safeguard human lives. They state that leopard activity has been escalating in the area for a long time and despite several complaints, the forest department has failed...