A leopard, suspected of being the killer of a five-year old girl in Jaletha village, was shot dead by an authorised shooter on Saturday night. Within the period of a fortnight, the human-leopard conflict in this region of Pauri district has cost lives of two children with one being injured.
At the same time, apart from the leopard killed on Saturday night, a big cat has been trapped earlier in the cage set by the forest department in Paukhal Village. However, the identity of the leopard declared man-eater has not been ascertained yet so the department staff has remained alert in the area where the schools will remained closed till March 8 as ordered earlier by the authorities.
Five-year-old Arushi was climbing the stairs of her home in Jaletha when she was attacked by a leopard. The leopard left when the victim’s family members were alarmed by her scream and arrived at the scene. The girl was taken to the hospital where she was declared brought dead. Schools will remain close till March 8.