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  • Gujarat: Leopard kills octogenarian in Amreli district

    By PTI

    AMRELI: A leopard mauled an octogenarian to death in her home in Gujarat’s Amreli district on Thursday night, a forest department official said on Friday.

    Mongiben Baraia, a resident of Sarovada village of Jafrabad taluka, was sleeping when she was attacked by the big cat, the official said.

    The leopard entered her home and held her by the throat resulting in her death, a Jafrabad range forest official said.

    The octogenarian was alone at the time, he said.

    Her family members who had gone out found her body upon returning home on Friday morning, he said.

    After being alerted, forest officials reached the spot and set up cages in the village and its surrounding areas to trap the leopard.

    The elderly woman’s body was sent to a government hospital in Jafrabad for post-mortem, he said.

    In recent weeks, the district has witnessed a spurt in leopard and lion attacks on humans that also resulted in a few deaths. Attacks by the big cats were reported from Liliya, Khambha and Savarkundla talukas of the district.

    Early this month, a two-year-old boy was killed by a leopard in the district.

    The toddler was sleeping in his hut at Katar village under Rajula range forest when a leopard grabbed him by the neck and dragged him into nearby bushes.

    This came less than a week after a five-month-old boy was killed by a lioness at Khara village in Liliya taluka, while a three-year-old child died in a leopard attack at Karjala village in Savarkundla taluka of the district.

    AMRELI: A leopard mauled an octogenarian to death in her home in Gujarat’s Amreli district on Thursday night, a forest department official said on Friday.

    Mongiben Baraia, a resident of Sarovada village of Jafrabad taluka, was sleeping when she was attacked by the big cat, the official said.

    The leopard entered her home and held her by the throat resulting in her death, a Jafrabad range forest official said.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    The octogenarian was alone at the time, he said.

    Her family members who had gone out found her body upon returning home on Friday morning, he said.

    After being alerted, forest officials reached the spot and set up cages in the village and its surrounding areas to trap the leopard.

    The elderly woman’s body was sent to a government hospital in Jafrabad for post-mortem, he said.

    In recent weeks, the district has witnessed a spurt in leopard and lion attacks on humans that also resulted in a few deaths. Attacks by the big cats were reported from Liliya, Khambha and Savarkundla talukas of the district.

    Early this month, a two-year-old boy was killed by a leopard in the district.

    The toddler was sleeping in his hut at Katar village under Rajula range forest when a leopard grabbed him by the neck and dragged him into nearby bushes.

    This came less than a week after a five-month-old boy was killed by a lioness at Khara village in Liliya taluka, while a three-year-old child died in a leopard attack at Karjala village in Savarkundla taluka of the district.

  • Leopard attacks bikers, no end in sight for man-animal conflict

    Express News Service

    DEHRADUN:  A leopard reportedly attacked and injured two bikers at tourist destination Lansdowne on Wednesday evening. The forest authorities have, however, denied such an attack and instead blamed “sudden scare leading to such a situation” due to the possible leopard movement in the area.

    One of the youths, identified as Dheeraj Singh, has been referred to a Kotdwar hospital for treatment for serious injuries in his legs. The leopard attack has created panic among people. Leopard and tiger attacks have increased in Garhwal and Kumaon areas. Another biker, identified as Sunil, has suffered injuries in his arms.

    On Wednesday, a leopard reportedly pounced on two bike-borne youths on the Lansdowne-Jaiharikhal motor road. The youths fell to the ground and were injured. Later, Army personnel passing that route brought the two to the Cantt Hospital for treatment. Cantt Medical Officer Dr Manisha Agarwal said the two youths were injured after falling to the ground.

    Since last month, several people have suffered injuries in leopard attacks. However, divisional forest officer Dinkar Tiwari ruled out the possibility of a leopard attack in the case. Speaking to TNIE, he said: “Leopard activity in the area could have led to a sudden scare, resulting in bike riders losing control of the vehicle and falling off.”

    The forest department had recently caught a leopard by putting up a cage near the State Bank branch, after which the incidents of leopard attack had come down significantly. DFO Dinkar Tiwari said his department has increased patrolling to detect leopard movements.

    In another case, the forest department set up a cage on Saturday evening after a leopard killed a four-year-old girl in a Pithoragarh village. Tiwari said he has received several requests to set up cages in the area for which higher authorities have been apprised.

    ‘Sudden scare’The forest authorities have, however, denied such an attack and instead blamed “sudden scare leading to such a situation” due to the possible leopard movement in the area.

    DEHRADUN:  A leopard reportedly attacked and injured two bikers at tourist destination Lansdowne on Wednesday evening. The forest authorities have, however, denied such an attack and instead blamed “sudden scare leading to such a situation” due to the possible leopard movement in the area.

    One of the youths, identified as Dheeraj Singh, has been referred to a Kotdwar hospital for treatment for serious injuries in his legs. The leopard attack has created panic among people. Leopard and tiger attacks have increased in Garhwal and Kumaon areas. Another biker, identified as Sunil, has suffered injuries in his arms.

    On Wednesday, a leopard reportedly pounced on two bike-borne youths on the Lansdowne-Jaiharikhal motor road. The youths fell to the ground and were injured. Later, Army personnel passing that route brought the two to the Cantt Hospital for treatment. Cantt Medical Officer Dr Manisha Agarwal said the two youths were injured after falling to the ground.

    Since last month, several people have suffered injuries in leopard attacks. However, divisional forest officer Dinkar Tiwari ruled out the possibility of a leopard attack in the case. Speaking to TNIE, he said: “Leopard activity in the area could have led to a sudden scare, resulting in bike riders losing control of the vehicle and falling off.”

    The forest department had recently caught a leopard by putting up a cage near the State Bank branch, after which the incidents of leopard attack had come down significantly. DFO Dinkar Tiwari said his department has increased patrolling to detect leopard movements.

    In another case, the forest department set up a cage on Saturday evening after a leopard killed a four-year-old girl in a Pithoragarh village. Tiwari said he has received several requests to set up cages in the area for which higher authorities have been apprised.

    ‘Sudden scare’
    The forest authorities have, however, denied such an attack and instead blamed “sudden scare leading to such a situation” due to the possible leopard movement in the area.

  • Leopards kill two, target biker in Uttarakhand  

    Express News Service

    DEHRADUN:  Leopards killed two persons and seriously injured one in three separate incidents in the last 24 hours in Uttarakhand, authorities said.

    In one of the incidents, a leopard is suspected to have attacked a biker on the move with a pillion rider.

    The leopard apparently targeted the pillion rider, throwing him off the bike. The leopard then reportedly dragged him to some distance and disappeared, reports said.

    Chief wildlife warden Samir Sinha said the season’s thick vegetation provides an ideal cover to the carnivores to attack humans and other easy prey.

    “The latest incidents are also a sequel to the growing man-animal conflict,” he said. Sinha has requested villagers to be more cautious.

    In the first case reported Tuesday morning, a leopard mauled39-year old woman Reena Devi of village Dugadda Godi, Kotdwar. She was returning home after dropping her kid to school.

    In another incident reported from Almora, two youths returning to their hometown on a bike after holidaying were attacked by a leopard.

    The bike driver, Till Mohd. Anas, was left with no time as the attacker pounced on the pillion rider, Afsarul, and fled to the jungle dragging the victim to some distance.

    The attack on a moving bike has baffled officials, who rushed senior officials with tranquillizer guns.

    The Director of Rajaji Tiger Reserve Saket Badola has again issued a note of caution. Villagers are told about the behaviour of leopards and tigers.

    “The leopard prefers an edge-type area before targeting its prey. On the other hand, a tiger feels more comfortable in a dense forest area.” Forest sources say in the last five years, 77 people have died in leopard attacks. 

    DEHRADUN:  Leopards killed two persons and seriously injured one in three separate incidents in the last 24 hours in Uttarakhand, authorities said.

    In one of the incidents, a leopard is suspected to have attacked a biker on the move with a pillion rider.

    The leopard apparently targeted the pillion rider, throwing him off the bike. The leopard then reportedly dragged him to some distance and disappeared, reports said.

    Chief wildlife warden Samir Sinha said the season’s thick vegetation provides an ideal cover to the carnivores to attack humans and other easy prey.

    “The latest incidents are also a sequel to the growing man-animal conflict,” he said. Sinha has requested villagers to be more cautious.

    In the first case reported Tuesday morning, a leopard mauled39-year old woman Reena Devi of village Dugadda Godi, Kotdwar. She was returning home after dropping her kid to school.

    In another incident reported from Almora, two youths returning to their hometown on a bike after holidaying were attacked by a leopard.

    The bike driver, Till Mohd. Anas, was left with no time as the attacker pounced on the pillion rider, Afsarul, and fled to the jungle dragging the victim to some distance.

    The attack on a moving bike has baffled officials, who rushed senior officials with tranquillizer guns.

    The Director of Rajaji Tiger Reserve Saket Badola has again issued a note of caution. Villagers are told about the behaviour of leopards and tigers.

    “The leopard prefers an edge-type area before targeting its prey. On the other hand, a tiger feels more comfortable in a dense forest area.” Forest sources say in the last five years, 77 people have died in leopard attacks.