The human-leopard conflict in Uttarakhand continues unabated especially in the mountainous regions of the State with an old man being killed in his courtyard following a leopard attack past Tuesday midnight at a village in Ghansali. The latest attack being the second such incident in the region within a month, the locals are demanding that the big cat be declared a man eater by the Forest Department.
According to information received, Kot village resident Maina Singh had accompanied his grand daughter when she had gone outside their home at about 2 am to answer nature’s call. As he was returning to his room, a leopard waiting in ambush attacked him and dragged him some distance. Singh’s grand daughter ran indoors and informed the family members about the leopard attack. However, by the time his family members reached outside, Singh had died. The villagers made noise which scared the leopard which then went away into the woods.last month a girl was killed by a leopard in Silos village. Villagers in the region complain that due to the big cat becoming more active, they are forced to remain indoors especially during the night time. They have demanded that the leopard should be declared a man-eater by the Forest Department and be killed.