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Local people beat a bobcat to death, following its continuous attacks on localities in Faridpur.
The incident occurred in Bhuiyadangi area in Dikrirchar union of Faridpur sadar upazila on Friday.
Earlier, some 200 villagers caught it after chasing it for an hour and a half to the river Padma.
Local union parishad (UP) chairman Md. Mostakuzzaman said the bobcat had been attacking the local people for the last 20 days.
"It killed about 20 cattle, calves, sheep, and goats," the UP chairman said.
The people were afraid of the wild cat and public announcements were made to keep them on alert, he added.
He said that the forest department and the local administration did not take any action regarding the matter.
Faridpur sadar upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) Zahirul Islam said that he advised the UP chairman to catch the bobcat alive.
The bobcat was black and white, 3.5 feet long two feet wide, a local member of the administration said.
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