Lakhimpur Kheri, April 26 -- A 32-year-old woman was attacked and mauled to death by a leopard on Saturday in Uttar Pradesh's Sahijana village, located in the north Nighasan forest range of the Dudhwa buffer zone, officials said.

The deceased, identified as Sandhya Devi was sleeping on a cot outside her hutment when the leopard attacked her.

The village falls under Singahi police limits and is three kilometres away from the Dudhwa buffer zone.

According to locals, despite their efforts to shoo the animal away, the leopard grabbed the woman by her neck and dragged her into the nearby fields.

This has sparked resentment among the locals, who are now protesting and demanding the leopard's immediate capture.

Nighasan sub-divisional magis...