Leopard kills man in Chhattisgarh; third fatality in Manendragarh forest in 35 days
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KORBA: A villager was mauled to dying by a suspected “man-eater” leopard in Chhattisgarh’s Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district, the third fatality within the space in final 35 days, an official mentioned on Monday.
The similar leopard attacked the three victims, he mentioned, including the forest division has roped in a workforce of consultants to seize the feline that has been roaming in Bharatpaur improvement block because the final two months.
In the most recent incident which happened on Sunday night, the leopard attacked Randaman Baiga (45) when he was coming back from his farmland in Kunwari village below Janakpur forest vary, Manendragarh’s Divisional Forest Officer Loknath Patel mentioned.
Soon after being alerted, forest and police personnel rushed to the spot and despatched the physique for autopsy, he mentioned.
The sufferer’s kin got an instantaneous aid of Rs 25,000, whereas the steadiness Rs 5.75 lakh can be disbursed after the completion of formalities, the official mentioned.
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On January 3, a 54-year-old girl was killed by the identical leopard at Singrauli village in Janakpur vary.
On December 11, an 80-year-old girl was killed within the leopard assault within the space.
An eight-year-old boy was injured in one other related incident on December 23 within the district.
As per preliminary investigation, all of the victims had been attacked by the identical leopard and a workforce of consultants has been roped in to seize the feline, Patel mentioned.
Cameras had been put in at numerous locations to hint the places of the leopard and cage traps had been additionally laid to seize it, the official mentioned.
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KORBA: A villager was mauled to dying by a suspected “man-eater” leopard in Chhattisgarh’s Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district, the third fatality within the space in final 35 days, an official mentioned on Monday.
The similar leopard attacked the three victims, he mentioned, including the forest division has roped in a workforce of consultants to seize the feline that has been roaming in Bharatpaur improvement block because the final two months.
In the most recent incident which happened on Sunday night, the leopard attacked Randaman Baiga (45) when he was coming back from his farmland in Kunwari village below Janakpur forest vary, Manendragarh’s Divisional Forest Officer Loknath Patel mentioned.
Soon after being alerted, forest and police personnel rushed to the spot and despatched the physique for autopsy, he mentioned.
The sufferer’s kin got an instantaneous aid of Rs 25,000, whereas the steadiness Rs 5.75 lakh can be disbursed after the completion of formalities, the official mentioned.
ALSO READ | Jharkhand forest officers in a repair over issuing ‘shooting’ order for man-eater leopard
On January 3, a 54-year-old girl was killed by the identical leopard at Singrauli village in Janakpur vary.
On December 11, an 80-year-old girl was killed within the leopard assault within the space.
An eight-year-old boy was injured in one other related incident on December 23 within the district.
As per preliminary investigation, all of the victims had been attacked by the identical leopard and a workforce of consultants has been roped in to seize the feline, Patel mentioned.
Cameras had been put in at numerous locations to hint the places of the leopard and cage traps had been additionally laid to seize it, the official mentioned.
READ HERE | Jharkhand’s Palamu forest: Cameras, drones and a ‘Shikari’ hunt leopard that killed 4 youngsters
