Boy killed in leopard attack in Dudhwa zone, second death in 2 days
LAKHIMPUR KHERI, Oct. 15 -- A leopard killed a six-year-old boy in Naurangabad-Taparpurwa village in the north Nighasan range of Dudhwa buffer zone on Wednesday evening, the second such fatal attack on a child in the area in two days.
The victim, Navjot Singh, was accompanying his father, Joga Singh, towards their house when the leopard attacked him. His father and other villagers rushed to rescue him but could only recover his body from a nearby sugarcane field, while the animal disappeared into the darkness. On Monday night, a leopard had reportedly lifted a seven-year-old girl from her house in Bojhiya village in front of her father.
The two incidents, involving attacks on young children near their homes in the evening, have raised serious concerns among forest officials. Officials said cages would be installed in the area and the leopard monitored through thermal drones, patrolling and combing operations....
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