Leopard mauls 5-yr-old girl to death in Udaipur; 4th death in 10 days
Gogunda (Udaipur): A five-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard at Gogunda of Udaipur district, police said on Thursday. The leopard attacked Suraj on Wednesday evening in the Majavad area of Gogunda town and dragged her to the fields, Gogunda SHO Shaitan Singh said.
According to police, the villagers found the girl’s mutilated body on Thursday morning. This is the fourth incident of a leopard attack in area within 10 days. The leopard killed a 16-year-old girl on Sept 18, a man aged 50 years was mauled to death by the big cat on Sept 19 and a 40-year-old woman was killed supposedly by same animal on Sept 20. The incidents occurred at different locations in Gogunda, prompting forest authorities to place cages to capture the leopard.
