Gujarat Leopard kills old man

PTI July 28, 2020 21:44 IST

    Talala (Guj), Jul 28 (PTI) A 64-year-old man was
mauled to death by a leopard at his mango farm in Talala
taluka of Gir-Somnath district in Gujarat, officials said on
Tuesday.
    The mango farm of the deceased, Laxmidas Sureja, is
situated in Virpur village near the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary.
    Initially, locals suspected it to be a case of murder,
a Forest department release said.
    "After getting information about a suspected murder on
Monday night, police and forest officials reached the spot.
However, investigation revealed that Sureja was killed by a
wild animal," it said.
    The animal was later confirmed to be a leopard. PTI
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