A woman was killed by a leopard in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district. The incident occurred in a village under Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary.
Women was sleeping on an open roof
According to PTI, the divisional forest officer said the woman was sleeping on an open roof of her residence in Ayodhyapurva village when the leopard attacked her. The village is located in the Sujauli forest range.
Sons tried to save her
The DFO further added that the woman’s two sons tried to save her mother and screamed due to which the cat ran away. Unfortunately, she died on the spot. The DFO said that her body was sent for postmortem and her family was given Rs 10,000 as an immediate financial assistance.
MP: Leopard rescued safely after falling into well
On May 23, a leopard aged between one and one-and-a-half years old that fell into a well in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district on Friday afternoon was safely rescued, a forest official said.
Forest Department team immediately reached the spot
The leopard fell into the well, situated in Datoda village in the district, at around 1 pm. Upon receiving the information about the matter, a team of the Forest Department immediately reached the spot and recused the leopard with the help of a cage.
Ralamandal FRO (Forest Range Officer), Yogesh Yadav, said that a team of Ralamandal Wildlife Sanctuary rescued the leopard and immediately took the leopard to Kamla Nehru Prani Sangrahalay (Indore Zoo) for medical examination.
A cage was tied with rope and released into the well
“Today at around 1:10 pm, the rescue team of Ralamandal Wildlife Sanctuary received information that a leopard fell into a well in Datoda village, which is only 12 km away from the sanctuary. Following which, the team reached the location and rescued the leopard. The Leopard is between one and one-and-a half years old and gender is not determined as medical examination is yet to done. A cage was tied with rope and released into the well carefully. The Leopard entered into the cage and then it was lifted. Thereafter, we immediately brough it to Kamla Nehru Prani Sangrahalay (Indore Zoo) for medical examination,” FRO Yadav said.
