BIJNOR: A girl was killed by a leopard whereas she was along with her son within the fields of Pilana village beneath the Heempur Deepa police station space in Bijnor on Saturday morning. This marks the twenty fourth fatality attributable to large cats within the area over the previous 16 months and the second dying in the identical village inside a month. The leopard ambushed Santosh Devi, 55, whereas she was gathering cattle fodder.Her son, Subodh Tyagi, rushed to her upon listening to her screams, however she had already died by the point he reached her.
Outraged villagers carried her physique to the Bijnor-Chandpur street, blocking it in protest and stopping the Najibabad-Gajraula passenger prepare for an hour, demanding motion from the authorities. The state of affairs was resolved after police intervention. Bijnor district Justice of the Peace (DM) Ankit Agarwal visited the sufferer’s household and warranted them of financial help in line with rules. He additionally talked about that groups from Pilibhit and Etawah are being referred to as in to seize the leopard.
The police have deployed forces from a number of stations to keep up order, Bijnor SP Abhishek Jha mentioned, including that the lady’s physique has been despatched for an post-mortem. Bijnor’s sub-divisional forest officer, Gyan Singh, mentioned three groups have been shaped to seize the leopard, and drones could also be used within the search. He additionally urged villagers to train warning when coming into the fields.
This incident follows one other assault in July, when a 16-year-old lady was mauled to dying by a leopard in the identical village. Leopard assaults in close by Taharpur village have additionally significantly injured two different ladies. Villagers from the encompassing areas are demanding that the leopard be declared a man-eater and killed. Forest division, nevertheless, has but to conduct a current census to find out variety of leopards within the space, though estimates counsel over 300.
