Leopard kills six-year-old woman in Jharkhand’s Palamu division, third such incident in final 10 days
By PTI
RANCHI: A six-year-old woman was killed by a leopard in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district, the third such incident in Palamu division within the final 10 days, an official stated on Tuesday.
Forest officers suspect that every one three kids had been killed by the identical leopard and the division is considering declaring it a man-eater, he stated.
The massive cat attacked the kid, recognized as Sita Kumari, when she went to attend the character’s name adjoining to her home in Sevadih village in Ranka space, round 210 km from Ranchi, on Monday afternoon, Garhwa Divisional Forest Officer (South) Shashi Kumar advised PTI.
“Seeing the leopard grabbing the girl by her neck, villagers ran towards the big cat with sticks to save the child, following which the feline dragged her towards the forest. As the villagers reached there, the big cat fled leaving behind the girl, who died on the spot,” he stated.
Local forest officers supplied an interim aid of Rs 10,000 to the following of kin of the deceased, and satisfactory compensation can be given as per the federal government’s provision after the completion of obligatory formalities, Kumar stated.
This was the third such incident within the division within the final 10 days. On December 14, a six-year-old baby was killed by a leopard at Rodo village in Bhandariya space of the district.
On December 10, a 12-year-old woman was mauled to loss of life reportedly by the identical leopard in Chipadohar space in Barwadih block of Latehar district in Palamu division. The Garhwa DFO stated the forest officers are making all efforts to cage the animal.
“We have put up a cage in the area where the girl was killed on Monday. It might return for the body,” he stated.
Kumar added they’re additionally making an attempt to declare the animal a man-eater in order that applicable motion may very well be taken.
RANCHI: A six-year-old woman was killed by a leopard in Jharkhand’s Garhwa district, the third such incident in Palamu division within the final 10 days, an official stated on Tuesday.
Forest officers suspect that every one three kids had been killed by the identical leopard and the division is considering declaring it a man-eater, he stated.
The massive cat attacked the kid, recognized as Sita Kumari, when she went to attend the character’s name adjoining to her home in Sevadih village in Ranka space, round 210 km from Ranchi, on Monday afternoon, Garhwa Divisional Forest Officer (South) Shashi Kumar advised PTI.
“Seeing the leopard grabbing the girl by her neck, villagers ran towards the big cat with sticks to save the child, following which the feline dragged her towards the forest. As the villagers reached there, the big cat fled leaving behind the girl, who died on the spot,” he stated.
Local forest officers supplied an interim aid of Rs 10,000 to the following of kin of the deceased, and satisfactory compensation can be given as per the federal government’s provision after the completion of obligatory formalities, Kumar stated.
This was the third such incident within the division within the final 10 days. On December 14, a six-year-old baby was killed by a leopard at Rodo village in Bhandariya space of the district.
On December 10, a 12-year-old woman was mauled to loss of life reportedly by the identical leopard in Chipadohar space in Barwadih block of Latehar district in Palamu division. The Garhwa DFO stated the forest officers are making all efforts to cage the animal.
“We have put up a cage in the area where the girl was killed on Monday. It might return for the body,” he stated.
Kumar added they’re additionally making an attempt to declare the animal a man-eater in order that applicable motion may very well be taken.
