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PTI Updated: April 04, 2020 21:49 IST

Leopard dies in trap laid by poachers
    Akola, Jul 11 (PTI) A one-year-old leopard died after
getting caught in a trap laid for wild animals near Melghat
Tiger Reserve in Akola district of Maharashtra Thursday, a
forest official said.
    Suspected poachers had laid the trap for wild boars
and other smaller animals near Khandala village, the official
said.
    The leopard was trapped in it and died of injuries
suffered while trying to escape, he added. PTI COR
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