LUCKNOW: An eight-year-old boy was mauled by a leopard in Hariya area of Balrampur district on Thursday.
Police said that the victim, Vikas Chauhan, son of Jagdamba Chuhan, had gone for some work near a sugarcane field outside the village on Thursday evening when he was attacked by a leopard hiding in the fields.
“Hearing the boy’s shrieks, villagers rushed to the spot with sticks and tried to scare away the big cat.However, the tiger had grievously injured the boy before the villagers could rescue him. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead,” said SHO, Hariya, Durvijay.
DFO, Balrampur, Semmaran said the forest department team was conducting a combing operation. “We have installed a cage in the area to catch the leopard,” he said.
Police said that the victim, Vikas Chauhan, son of Jagdamba Chuhan, had gone for some work near a sugarcane field outside the village on Thursday evening when he was attacked by a leopard hiding in the fields.
“Hearing the boy’s shrieks, villagers rushed to the spot with sticks and tried to scare away the big cat.However, the tiger had grievously injured the boy before the villagers could rescue him. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead,” said SHO, Hariya, Durvijay.
DFO, Balrampur, Semmaran said the forest department team was conducting a combing operation. “We have installed a cage in the area to catch the leopard,” he said.