Common leopard dies during shifting to Nathiagali.

ABBOTTABAD -- Common Leopard Wednesday died in the custody of officials of Wildlife Department while being shifted from Kohala to Nathaigali.

The leopard was caught by the residents of village Abbasian of Circle Bakot on Tuesday.

Three common leopards were frequently being seen wandering in village Abbasian for the last two weeks creating fear and panic among the local populace.

Yesterday again the three leopards were moving around and one of them entered in the Mohallah Thallah of the village. The residents of the village immediately informed both the officials of the wildlife department and police and caught the leopard.

The villagers kept the leopard in their custody for about two days waiting for the wildlife department's response and handed over the leopard to them in the presence of Bakot police on Wednesday.

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