The attack took place in Pakur district’s Nashipur village under Maheshpur block. A team of forest officials reached the village but faced an uphill task to capture the leopard in absence of its experts and a tranquilliser.
Son of a pulse seller at a weekly village open-air market, Radheyshyam Saha sported the science topper’s crown in Jharkhand intermediate or Class 12 examination, results of which were declared on Tuesday.
Over two dozen people including 13 policemen were injured in the clashes which took place after a police team arrived in Dangapara village following information that cows were allegedly being slaughtered.
It was the third such seizure in Pakur district in a month. Police said the state’s anti-terror squad (ATS) could also get involved in the investigation.