A leopard suspected of being a man-eater was trapped in a cage in the Ghorikhal area. The caged leopard is six feet long and aged between five to six years. This big cat will be sent to one of the three rescue centres of the State Forest Department.It will be recalled that 40 year old RS Rawat of Shabha Dhungri village in Pauri Tehsil was killed by a leopard when he was returning to his village on Tuesday night and his body was found on Wednesday morning.
Portions of the body were eaten by the big cat. The Garhwal divisional forest officer Raj Mani Pandey had deployed staff for patrolling and four cages were installed near the village. About 30 per cent of the compensation amount has been given to Rawat’s widow and the remaining amount will be paid after the DFO’s final report. There is provision for Rs three lakh compensation in case of death by wild animal attack, Rs 50,000 for serious injury and Rs 25,000 for injury. Pandey said that four persons were killed in leopard attacks and 30 were injured in attacks by different wild animals in the forest division between April 13, 2013 and February 2014. The department had given about Rs 35 lakh in compensation for the year 2013-14.