A 17-year-old girl was killed when she was attacked by a leopard at the compound of a Forest Research Institute.
Forest Department officials said that the incident took place yesterday when Shamiksha was talking over the phone when suddenly the leopard attacked her from behind.
The animal released the girl after her sisters and nearby people raised an alarm, they said.
The girl, bleeding profusely, was rushed to the hospital where she was declared dead.
Enraged over the incident, people protested against the Forest department and demanded that the wildcat should either be caught or shot dead.
