Bahraich, Oct. 13 -- An eight-year-old boy was killed in a leopard attack in Manjhara village under the Murtiha range of Katarniaghat Wildlife Division late Monday evening. The deceased, identified as Rohit Yadav, was standing behind his house when a leopard emerged from a nearby sugarcane field and attacked him. Hearing his cries, family members and villagers rushed to the spot with sticks, but the child had succumbed to his injuries. The animal fled into the sugarcane field as people approached. While villagers suspect a tiger was responsible for the attack, initial reports point to a leopard. Murtiha station house officer (SHO) Yatindra Singh said the Forest Department had been informed about the incident. Talking to HT, divisional forest officer (DFO) Apoorv Dixit confirmed the inci- dent and acknowledged the resentment among local residents. Expressing condolences to the bereaved family, he described the incident as tragic and said financial assistance would be provided to the family soon. The Forest Department has intensified surveillance in the area and initiated efforts to capture the suspected leopard said the DFO....