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BAGESHWAR: A leopard declared a maneater in Dyangad village of Bageshwar was shot dead by a team of forest officials on Wednesday evening. The leopard is believed to have killed two children in this village following which it was declared a maneater. It had attacked children. Last week, local residents had gheraoed the local MLA, DFOs and SDMs alleging inaction by authorities.Hunter Joy Hukil, who was leading the team told TOI, “It was a female leopard about eight years old. First we tried to tranquilise it, but it attacked us and I had to shoot.”.