# Haryana villagers kill 3 yearold leopard , walk a victory march , click selfies The leopard was eventually cornered by young men from the village who attacked it with axes and batons . 1 . Leopard was cornered by young men from the village who attacked it with axes and batons . 1 . Big cats have been known to stray into populated areas . 1 . The leopard was first spotted at around 8 am in a small farmhouse . Days after wildlife activists celebrated the spotting of a leopard at a Delhi biodiversity park for the first time , another one was mercilessly beaten to death by irate residents of a Gurugram village on Thursday . Not just that locals paraded the carcass as a trophy , while officials of the wildlife department and police were shooed away . The incident took place at Mandawar village under Sohna tehsil in Gurugram district . The illprepared officials of the wildlife department failed to rescue the threeyear old leopard from the wrath of villagers even as the animal tried to escape from the human settlement for over three hours . Days after wildlife activists celebrated the spotting of a leopard at a Delhi biodiversity park for the first time , another one was mercilessly beaten to death by irate residents of a Gurugram village on Thursday . Not just that locals paraded the carcass as a trophy , while officials of the wildlife department and police were shooed away . The incident took place at Mandawar village under Sohna tehsil in Gurugram district . The illprepared officials of the wildlife department failed to rescue the threeyear old leopard from the wrath of villagers even as the animal tried to escape from the human settlement for over three hours . The leopard was eventually cornered by young men from the village who attacked it with axes and batons . The victory march that followed also disrupted traffic on the SohnaFaridabad Expressway for about 20 minutes . The leopard was eventually cornered by young men from the village who attacked it with axes and batons . The victory march that followed also disrupted traffic on the SohnaFaridabad Expressway for about 20 minutes . Big cats have been known to stray into populated areas , and conservationists have warned that such confrontations may increase as humans encroach on animal habitats . Big cats have been known to stray into populated areas , and conservationists have warned that such confrontations may increase as humans encroach on animal habitats . WHAT HAPPENEDWHAT HAPPENEDThe leopard was first spotted at around 8 am in a small farmhouse . The news soon spread and about 800 villagers assembled at the spot to confront the feline . According to reports , the animal had injured about a dozen people . The leopard was first spotted at around 8 am in a small farmhouse . The news soon spread and about 800 villagers assembled at the spot to confront the feline . According to reports , the animal had injured about a dozen people . We informed the wildlife department and the police as soon as the leopard was spotted . They reached after an hour . By that time the leopard had injured at least 12 people and it was jumping from one spot to the other , said Lalit Bhardwaj , who had suffered injuries while the big cat was being lynched . We informed the wildlife department and the police as soon as the leopard was spotted . They reached after an hour . By that time the leopard had injured at least 12 people and it was jumping from one spot to the other , said Lalit Bhardwaj , who had suffered injuries while the big cat was being lynched . While police officers tried to pacify the villagers , they continued to squabble and wanted to kill the leopard . The villagers feared that the animal could escape and cause further harm to people . The wildlife department officials had a tranquiliser gun but they failed to act in the face of the angry mob that was determined to kill the beast . While police officers tried to pacify the villagers , they continued to squabble and wanted to kill the leopard . The villagers feared that the animal could escape and cause further harm to people . The wildlife department officials had a tranquiliser gun but they failed to act in the face of the angry mob that was determined to kill the beast . However , some of the villagers said they did not stop the wildlife officials . According to local resident Mahesh Chandila , The wildlife officials failed to target the leopard with the tranquiliser gun even as the cat was trapped in a fodder barrow for about 90 minutes . However , some of the villagers said they did not stop the wildlife officials . According to local resident Mahesh Chandila , The wildlife officials failed to target the leopard with the tranquiliser gun even as the cat was trapped in a fodder barrow for about 90 minutes . The leopard finally jumped out of the fodder barrow , attacked a forest guard and entered the toilet of an adjoining house . The mob fury reached its crescendo and the villagers forced the leopard to move out of the toilet . The moment it came out , people attacked it with batons and axe . The leopard suffered multiple injuries and died in minutes . The leopard finally jumped out of the fodder barrow , attacked a forest guard and entered the toilet of an adjoining house . The mob fury reached its crescendo and the villagers forced the leopard to move out of the toilet . The moment it came out , people attacked it with batons and axe . The leopard suffered multiple injuries and died in minutes . When contacted , a conservator rank officer said the police failed to control the villagers and there was no scope for wildlife officials to rescue the leopard . When contacted , a conservator rank officer said the police failed to control the villagers and there was no scope for wildlife officials to rescue the leopard . ALSO READ After two weeks of hide and seek , Yamuna Biodiversity Park scientists capture stray leopard on cameraALSO READ After two weeks of hide and seek , Yamuna Biodiversity Park scientists capture stray leopard on cameraIt was not the job of wildlife officials to control the agitated mob . Things went out of control as hundreds of youths wielded batons and axes . The police presence was thin and the mob acted with impunity , he said . It was not the job of wildlife officials to control the agitated mob . Things went out of control as hundreds of youths wielded batons and axes . The police presence was thin and the mob acted with impunity , he said . The conservator added that the leopard required an open space and it kept trying to escape from the human settlement . But facing the ruthless crowd , the big cat had instinctively attacked the villagers . The leopard ' s postmortem was conducted in the presence of three doctors and it was later cremated . As per the existing law , the wildlife department has recommended the case to the Gurugram police commissioner for registering an FIR against unidentified people . The conservator added that the leopard required an open space and it kept trying to escape from the human settlement . But facing the ruthless crowd , the big cat had instinctively attacked the villagers . The leopard ' s postmortem was conducted in the presence of three doctors and it was later cremated . As per the existing law , the wildlife department has recommended the case to the Gurugram police commissioner for registering an FIR against unidentified people . 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