A female Leopard about one-year old was found dead near the Old Valparai tea estate owned by the Tata coffee company. A team of forest officials comprising Forest guards Chandran, Muniyandi and members of anti-poaching unit rushed to the location on the orders Valaparai forest range officer Sekar. They retrieved the leopard's carcass and brought it to the Forest training centre located at the Rottikadai area in Valaparai.
Forest department veterinarian Manoharan will perform the post mortem after which the cause of death will be brought to light, confirmed one of the officials from the forest department.