A 4-year-old girl was killed after she was taken away by a leopard on Saturday evening in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. The incident unfolded between 7-8pm, sending shockwaves through the community.
As soon as the information reached the Udhampur control room, a team was dispatched to the area in a race against time to locate and rescue the young victim.
Rakesh Sharma, Range Officer of the Jammu and Kashmir Wildlife Department in Udhampur, said, “Between 7-8pm, a 4-year-old girl was taken away by a leopard. As we got the information, we dispatched teams from Udhampur control room. We are here to ensure that such incidents don’t occur in the future.”
“This is a very unfortunate incident, and we will do all the help possible to the victim’s family,” he added.
The locals later recovered her mauled body two kilometres away from her house in Upper Banjala village of Panchari tehsil in the district, said Sharma.
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