Haridwar, Dec. 12 -- The she-leopard responsible for the death of a 45-year-old man and several attacks on cattle over the past week in Pauri Garhwal was shot dead late on Wednesday night near Gajald village in the Sathyakal area, forest officials said on Thursday. According to Pauri divisional forest officer (DFO) Abhimanyu Singh, the five-year-old leopard was tracked using camera traps, pug marks and drone surveillance. Sharp-shooter Joy Hukil, engaged by the forest department, shot the leopard, he added. "Two forest department shooters were already deployed in the area, and they were assisted by two specialist hunters, Joy Hukil and Ramesh Chandra Barthwal. The leopard was shot late Wednesday after continuous tracking. Post-mortem is underway, and DNA samples are being collected. Prima facie, camera trap images and pug marks confirm that this is the same leopard that killed 45-year-old villager Rajendra Nautiyal in Gajald village on the morning of December 4," said DFO Singh. He added that the leopard had also killed two domestic animals a day before the fatal attack and had attempted to pounce on another villager near the Chawath motor road on Wednesday. Forest patrol teams will remain stationed in Gajald and neighbouring villages until the situation stabilises. Pauri Garhwal district magistrate Swati S Bhadauria said round-the-clock monitoring has been intensified across all leopard-affected areas. "We are providing fodder to villagers so they do not have to venture into forest zones, especially in areas where leopard activity is high," she said. Residents of Siroli village reported multiple leopard sightings in recent days. "Two days ago, a leopard attacked a cow and a calf here. A few of us managed to scare it away, but people are frightened. A goat was also attacked near the village's natural water source. Forest personnel have been stationed in and around the village, and bushes are being cleared by forest staff, panchayat workers and villagers," said 62-year-old resident Rajendra Singh Negi. Forest teams across the district are equipped with fox lights, ANIDER devices, drones and tranquilliser guns in high-risk blocks. Meanwhile, a dedicated tranquillising team has been deployed in Phoolansain village of the Lansdowne forest division after villagers reported sightings of a tiger in the area....