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Haridwar: After spending many sleepless nights, the forest department finally shot dead a suspected maneater leopard in Motichoor range of Rajaji Tiger Reserve (RTR) on Wednesday.A shooter deputed by the forest department gunned down the big cat near Kheda village in Raiwala of Motichoor range around 3.30 am on Wednesday. Our operation is still on other suspected maneaters are active in the range.” We have sent samples of the big cat’s intestinal content to wildlife institute to confirm human DNA. Postmortem revealed that the five-year-old female leopard had injured its front right paw.Senior veterinarian of Rajaji, Dr Aditi Sharma, said, “The leopard’s paw was badly damage and it was not being able to kill its prey. Initially, we tried to tranquilize the animal and put it in a cage but could not..