Garhwa/Ranchi : The Leopard Whose four children died in different villages Garhwa And Latehar continues Even the local residents live in a state of fear to avoid the local forest officials.
More than 50 trap cameras installed by forest officials in villages and sensitive places in Garhwa’s Ranka and Bhandaria blocks have not been able to capture the leopard since it was installed last week.
Garhwa’s Divisional Forest Officer Shashi Kumar said, “The trap cameras have not been able to capture the leopard so far. Now, we are taking the cameras to Binda village in Bhandaria block and its surrounding areas, where a woman Had a haircut from a leopard.” Monday evening.”
In the past 72 hours, trap cameras captured wild cats, jackals and wild boar, but no leopard.
This 30-year-old woman had left her house in Binda village of Bhandaria police station area at around 6.30 pm on Monday evening when she saw a leopard. Forest officials said a woman armed with a torch and a stick was able to drive him away by making loud noises.
Four children have died in separate incidents of leopard attacks in Latehar and Garhwa districts since last month. Three murders took place in Bhandaria and Ramkanda block of Garhwa. Although Jharkhand The government invited Hyderabad hunter Shafat Ali Khan to visit the affected areas in Garhwa and Latehar and give his advice and opinion, bureaucratic red-tapism is delaying his arrival.
Speaking to TOI from Hyderabad, Khan said: “I have not yet received a written order copy from the state government inviting me and my team to visit the affected areas. Without the order copy, It will be difficult for us to move our equipment.” ,
Khan said their modus operandi on arrival would be to ascertain whether the killer leopard was one animal or several of them were involved. “Leopards prey on humans due to compulsions such as age, injury or lack of prey base. We will have to study those things in detail. Our focus will be on capturing the animal and extermination will be the last resort,” he said.
More than 50 trap cameras installed by forest officials in villages and sensitive places in Garhwa’s Ranka and Bhandaria blocks have not been able to capture the leopard since it was installed last week.
Garhwa’s Divisional Forest Officer Shashi Kumar said, “The trap cameras have not been able to capture the leopard so far. Now, we are taking the cameras to Binda village in Bhandaria block and its surrounding areas, where a woman Had a haircut from a leopard.” Monday evening.”
In the past 72 hours, trap cameras captured wild cats, jackals and wild boar, but no leopard.
This 30-year-old woman had left her house in Binda village of Bhandaria police station area at around 6.30 pm on Monday evening when she saw a leopard. Forest officials said a woman armed with a torch and a stick was able to drive him away by making loud noises.
Four children have died in separate incidents of leopard attacks in Latehar and Garhwa districts since last month. Three murders took place in Bhandaria and Ramkanda block of Garhwa. Although Jharkhand The government invited Hyderabad hunter Shafat Ali Khan to visit the affected areas in Garhwa and Latehar and give his advice and opinion, bureaucratic red-tapism is delaying his arrival.
Speaking to TOI from Hyderabad, Khan said: “I have not yet received a written order copy from the state government inviting me and my team to visit the affected areas. Without the order copy, It will be difficult for us to move our equipment.” ,
Khan said their modus operandi on arrival would be to ascertain whether the killer leopard was one animal or several of them were involved. “Leopards prey on humans due to compulsions such as age, injury or lack of prey base. We will have to study those things in detail. Our focus will be on capturing the animal and extermination will be the last resort,” he said.