Leopard Mauls 4-Year-Old To Death

Ahmedabad: Rashmita Tikhayabhai (4) died on Tuesday night after a leopard attacked her at Baradiya village in Visavadar taluka of Junagadh district near Gir Wildlife Sanctuary.

Forest department officials have laid a trap to catch the leopard so that it can be shifted to jungles away from human settlement

Pradeep Singh, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Gir (West) division, said, "Rashmita was dragged late last night by a leopard when she was sleeping at a farm along with her parents who are farm labourers from Madhya Pradesh."

The official said that the girl's body was found on Wednesday morning and it has been sent for post mortem.

They were staying at the farm land where the girl was attacked and killed. Forest department officials have laid a trap to catch the leopard so that it can be shifted to jungles away from human settlement.