A two-year-old child was mauled by a leopard near a temple in tourist spot Mandav about 35 km from this district headquarters, police said. The incident occurred when the child, identified as Gopal, was sleeping near her mother when the animal came and took away the child at about 1230 hrs last night.
The body of the child, which bore several injury marks, was found about 500 meter away. Police informed the Forest Department and a team visited the spot. A monetary assistance of `1.5 lakh was given by the Department.