Updated Feb 27, 2019 | 01:05 IST
| Mirror Now Digital
A leopard entered a house in Amreli district of Gujarat and dragged away an infant before mauling it to death. The incident was reported from Sarasiya range of the Gir forest.
The leopard was chased away by villagers (Representative Image) | Photo Credit: BCCL
Chief conservator of forests (Junagarh) DT Vasavada told news agency
PTI that the leopard took away the two-year-old child from the house in
Gopalam village on Monday. The animal entered the house and ran away
with the child in his grasp, added Vasavada. The boy's grandfather
witnessed the incident and summoned locals for help. Upon hearing a
commotion, the big cat left the child and ran away. Unfortunately, the
infant had passed away by that time.
An
official with the forest department in the area told media personnel
that efforts are underway to capture the animal. Cages are being placed
across the area to trap the animal, he added.
A similar incident was reported from Gujarat's Chhota Udaipur district in July of last year when a fully-grown leopard attacked a couple and their child near Raipur village in Pavi Jetpur tehsil. The victims were reportedly travelling on a motorcycle at the time of the attack. It was only after bystanders raised an alarm that the big cat fled the spot.
https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/in-focus/article/gujarat-amreli-gir-forest-sarasiya-range-leopard-attack-drags-away-mauls-child-death-forest-department/373219
A similar incident was reported from Gujarat's Chhota Udaipur district in July of last year when a fully-grown leopard attacked a couple and their child near Raipur village in Pavi Jetpur tehsil. The victims were reportedly travelling on a motorcycle at the time of the attack. It was only after bystanders raised an alarm that the big cat fled the spot.
https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/in-focus/article/gujarat-amreli-gir-forest-sarasiya-range-leopard-attack-drags-away-mauls-child-death-forest-department/373219
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