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Leopard kills 6-year-old boy in Bijnor village
A six-year-old boy, Aniket, was killed by a leopard in Khushalpur Mundka village, Bijnor district, on Wednesday evening. He was playing outside his house when the big cat dragged him away. His remains were found 400 metres away in a sugarcane field on Thursday morning after an overnight search by his family and villagers.
Forest Ranger Ram Kumar said the forest department has alerted villagers and advised them not to let children venture outside alone. Officials are installing a cage in the nearby forest area to capture the leopard. Bijnor district lies along the forest belt, where such attacks occasionally occur.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Uttar Pradesh sees frequent leopard attacks in villages abutting forestland, especially in Bijnor and Lakhimpur Kheri districts where sugarcane fields provide cover for the animals. Families dependent on farm labour often live close to these fields, putting young children at risk while playing unaccompanied. The state forest department's standard response includes cage traps and alerts, but captures can take days or weeks. Residents earlier this year demanded fencing and relocation of leopards after multiple incidents in neighbouring districts. Villagers now face the choice between staying near their fields or relocating children to safer homes. The Bijnor forest division has reported over a dozen leopard attacks in the past three years, the next update to watch is whether the leopard is caught within a week.
Source: telanganatoday.com
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