Three persons were injured in separate incidents of leopard attack in the State on Friday. While two youth were injured in a leopard attack in Rudraprayag district, one man was injured in a leopard attack at Raiwala in Dehradun district.Two youth were reportedly attacked by a leopard in the Kamoldi village at Bachchansyun Patti in Rudraprayag district on Friday morning. The villagers made noise to scare away the big cat after which the injured youth were taken to the Srikot base hospital by the 108 ambulance service.
According to villager Anil Rawat, a leopard is being sighted for some days now in areas around the village. On Friday morning at about 7 AM, the villagers came out to leave their cattle to pasture when they learnt of the presence of a leopard in the bushes. The villagers were able to scare the leopard away from the site. However, the big cat reportedly went to the other side of the village and attacked Anup Rawat and Vipin Chamoli who were leaving their cattle out to pasture. The villagers who saw the incident raised the alarm and shooed the leopard away. The injured duo were taken to a hospital. The district magistrate’s office was informed about the incident. The officials concerned are reported to have met the two injured youth in the hospital and assured of necessary action.
Meanwhile, in Raiwala area, Dehradun, an aged man sleeping in his courtyard was attacked by a leopard in the early hours of Friday. The injured man was taken to the hospital in Rishikesh for treatment. Vedicnagar, Raiwala resident 60 year old Kirti Singh Kumai was asleep in the courtyard of his home when he was reportedly attacked by a leopard at about 4 AM. Family members and those nearby raised the alarm and scared the leopard away. The injured man was taken to the government hospital in Rishikesh by the forest department officials who reached the spot on being informed. locals state that leopard movement in the area has spread fear among residents. Some days ago a trucker was found killed and partially eaten by a leopard near the Satyanarayan temple in Raiwala. Earlier, a mendicant had also been reportedly killed by a leopard near the Gohri Mafi village.