Forest authorities are trying to trace the animal. (Representational)
A 40-year-old woman who had gone to defecate in a forest here in Nagina town's Kaziwala village was killed by a leopard, a forest officer said on Sunday.
Mithlesh Devi had gone to the forest Saturday morning when a leopard attacked her, Forest Officer Pradeep Sharma said.
Seriously injured in the attack, she died on the spot, he said.
Forest authorities are setting up cages to catch the leopard, he added.
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