Leopard killed, skinned in Kulgam

Tribune News Service

Srinagar, April 3

Amid Covid lockdown, a heart-wrenching incident of a leopard being skinned has sparked anger in J&K.

The incident took place in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday and the police have registered a case and started identifying the people involved in skinning the leopard after it was allegedly beaten to death. On Friday, a nearly one-minute video surfaced on social media showing the dead leopard being skinned in broad daylight.

Locals said the leopard appeared in Khudhanjipora Noorabad and injured eight people before it was killed in retaliation.

“The mob killed the leopard reportedly in retaliation after the animal attacked and injured eight persons in the village,” Rashid Naqash, Kashmir’s Regional Wildlife Warden, said. Strict action would follow in the case, he added.