Rudrapur, Nov. 8 -- A two-year-old female leopard died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle near Dharampur intersection in Jaspur, Udham Singh Nagar, late Friday night, forest officials said. Forest personnel took possession of the carcass and conducted a post-mortem on Saturday before disposing of it as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), officials said. "We were informed that a leopard was injured near Dharampur intersection in Jaspur. We took the carcass into possession and conducted a post-mortem on Saturday," said Mahesh Bisht, ranger of the area. The injured leopard was spotted near the intersection around 10pm on Friday by a passer-by, who alerted the forest department. A team from the Patrampur forest range rushed to the spot but found that the animal had died. Since the accident site fell under the Kashipur forest range, personnel from the range took custody of the carcass and sent it for a post-mortem. "The leopard might have been crossing the national highway when it was hit by a speeding vehicle. We are trying to identify the vehicle for further action," Bisht said....