Gujarat: Minor girl killed in leopard attack in Amreli
A 3-year-old girl was mauled to loss of life by a leopard at a village in Gujarat’s Amreli district, a forest official mentioned on Wednesday. The incident occurred round 9.30 pm on Tuesday in Hemal village beneath Jafrabad taluka when the girl and another youngsters have been taking part in exterior their homes.
A leopard abruptly pounced upon the girl and dragged her away, vary forest officer, Jafrabad, G L Vaghela mentioned.
“By the time the family members raised an alarm, the girl was killed. The leopard left the body and escaped,” the official mentioned.
The physique was taken to a hospital for autopsy.
Two cages have been instantly arrange in the realm to entice the large cat, the official mentioned.
“We will set up more cages to trap the leopard,” he added.
In the final 5 years, leopards attacked 718 individuals in Gujarat, killing 67 of them, Forest Minister Ganpat Vasava mentioned in the state Assembly final week.
Most of the assaults have been reported from Amreli, Junagadh, Gir-Somnath and Dahod districts, which accounted for 55 of the entire 67 fatalities, he mentioned.
As per the 2016 census, there have been 1,395 leopards in Gujarat.
To management the inhabitants of leopards, the state has sought the Centre’s permission for sterilising the animals, the nod for which is awaited, the minister mentioned.Â
ALSO READ |Â Stray canine locked up in bathroom with a leopard. What occurred subsequent
