Hyderabad, May 11 -- A leopard attacked and killed a calf in the dead of night at a farm on the outskirts of Bibipet village in Kalher mandal of Sangareddy district, sending shockwaves through the local farming community and confirming fears that had been building for days over a big cat prowling the area.

According to local reports, the incident occurred when a farmer from Bibipet was tying up his cattle near his field at midnight. A leopard attacked the animals, killing a calf. The farmer, unaware of what had happened, went to his field the following morning only to find the calf dead. On noticing the leopard's pugmarks near the carcass, he immediately alerted fellow villagers and informed the forest department.

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