This theory was further fuelled by the dog’s appearance in videos, where it was seen interacting with a leopard. Some suggested that the dog was being used to provoke a leopard encounter.

A wild animal, suspected to be a leopard, triggered panic at Chathirur, Keezhpally, in Kannur and reportedly took away a pet dog from the house of Benoy, a resident, early on Tuesday morning.

A leopard attacked a dog on the premises of one Bylappa on Sunday ... villagers enter forests and poach wild boar and deer, which eat leopards ‘’ she added further. Read more news like this ...