The leopard triggered fear between people in a hamlet at Kulkacherla mandal of Vikarabad district. The wild cat is told to have attacked a herd of goats killed four of them in the early hours on Thursday.
The incident came to the fore in the early morning when the villagers noticed the carcass of the goats at a distance away from the animal shed.
They informed the shepherd K Lalya and also alerted the forest officials. The forest officials visited the area and are examining. In Medak, another incident Leopard killed two goats at Bogudabhupatipur of Havelighanapur mandal on Thursday.
On a receipt of information, the forest officials inspected the area and launched efforts to catch Leopard.