Bahraich :
A leopard strayed into a village and killed a 12-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, officials said today.
The incident happened in Majhar village in Kakraha range on Wednesday evening, when the girl, identified as Rinki, was cutting grass outside her house. The leopard dragged the girl and mauled her.
Late in the night, her body was discovered in a field near her house. The body has been sent for postmortem, officials said.
The area comes under the Katarniyaghat Wildlife Sanctury.
A Revenue Department team visited the site this morning.
Advertisement
Officials said a Forest Department team is being deployed to locate and catch the leopard.
COMMENTS
Advertisement
UP Train Services Resume At Gonda Accident Site "Attack On Constitution": Priyanka Gandhi Hits Out At Kanwar Yatra Order Leopard Caught On CCTV Roaming Around Shopping Mall In Maharashtra City Woman Dies, Many Feared Trapped After Portion Of Mumbai Building Collapses The 'Fake' CrowdStrike Worker Who Crippled Windows Users Worldwide On Sonu Sood's Post About Kanwar Yatra Order, Kangana Ranaut's Rejoinder On Sonu Sood's Post About Kanwar Yatra Order, Kangana Ranaut's Rejoinder Salma Hayek Is A Garden Full Of Daisies Summed In A Dress Dutch Content Creator Finds Hotel Room For $1.4 In Pak, Internet Reacts Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.