Haridwar, Nov. 5 -- The forest department has intensified vigilance in and around Khandyusain village on the outskirts of Pauri town after a leopard killed a four-year-old girl, officials said. Meanwhile, agitated villagers on Wednesday staged a sit-in demonstration on the Pauri-Devprayag state highway, blocking traffic movement to demand immediate relief from the human-wildlife conflict in the area. Protesting locals also gheraoed sub-divisional officer Ayesha Bisht, tehsildar Rajendra Goswami, and other administrative officials who arrived at the spot on Wednesday to assess the situation and hold talks with the villagers. Later in the day, divisional forest officer (DFO) Mahatim Yadav reached Khandyusain to mediate. Negotiations between the local residents and forest officials were ongoing till the time of going to print. On Tuesday evening, local MLA Rajkumar Pori was also gheraoed by angry villagers when he reached the village to offer condolences to the victim's family. According to forest officials, the victim, Arushi, daughter of Krishan Kumar, was playing in the courtyard of her house at dusk when a leopard attacked her and dragged her away on Tuesday evening. Her seven-year-old brother immediately alerted their grandmother, who ran towards the forest shouting for help. Arushi's body was recovered approximately 100 metres away from the house. "A trap camera and an iron cage have been set up in the village. A forest team is conducting round-the-clock patrolling, and departmental shooters have been deployed to tranquilize the leopard. We have received official permission to trap, tranquilize, or shoot the animal as a last resort," said DFO Pauri Mahatim Yadav....