In Himachal Pradesh's Bhareri village, a leopard was found dead inside a well, said the police on Tuesday.
A police team fished out the dead leopard on Monday.
After a post-mortem, the carcass was handed over to forest department officials.
Superintendent of Police (Hamirpur) Bhagat Singh confirmed that the leopard died by drowning.
The animal spread terror in several villages of the Bhoranj area and the residents had been requesting the forest department to install a cage to trap the animal.
Also Read: Leopard enters power project site in Hamirpur