In a shocking incident, an eight-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in a forest area in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. Naib Tehsildar of Dhampur Vivek Tiwari on Sunday said Sunita of Mandori village had gone to the forest with her eight-year-old daughter Divyanshi to cut grass along with other women on Saturday evening.
The officials said the girl was playing when a leopard attacked her. The leopard fled the spot as the women raised a hue and cry that frightened it.
The girl was taken to a community health centre where doctors declared her dead, the official said.
14-year-old dies in leopard attack in UP's Bahraich
The development comes hours after a similar incident held in Bahraich, UP. A 14-year-old boy died in a leopard attack in Somaigaurhi village of Katarniaghat Wildlife Division of the district.
The boy Arvind Kumar was attacked by the leopard around 7 pm on Friday when he went with his family to guard the maize field, said Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Katarniaghat Wildlife Division B Shivshankar.
The leopard left the teen and went towards the forest when the family members and villagers present nearby surrounded the leopard, he added.
The boy was rushed to a nearby government hospital, where he was declared dead.
(With agency inputs)
