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“A seven-year-old lad was killed successful a leopard onslaught successful the Dhaurahra wood scope successful Uttar Pradesh,” officials said connected Monday (June 8, 2026), arsenic the human-wildlife struggle successful the Dudhwa buffer portion continued to intensify.
“The incidental took spot connected Sunday (June 7, 2026) evening successful Laljipurwa colony nether the Isanagar constabulary presumption country erstwhile a leopard attacked the boy, Shubham, portion helium was accompanying his begetter to irrigate their cultivation field,“ they said.
According to police, the leopard emerged from adjacent vegetation and mauled the child. The carnal fled aft his begetter and different villagers raised an alarm and chased it away. Shubham was rushed to the Khamaria Community Health Centre, wherever helium succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
Dudhwa Buffer Zone Deputy Director Kirti Choudhary confirmed the incidental and expressed condolences to the bereaved family. She said the wood teams equipped with cages and cameras had been deployed successful the country to hint and seizure the leopard.
This latest incidental takes the fig of quality deaths successful big-cat attacks successful the Dudhwa buffer portion this twelvemonth to seven, including six fatalities successful leopard attacks and 1 successful a tiger attack. “Around fractional a twelve radical person besides been injured successful leopard attacks during the period,” officials said.
Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Manoj Tiwari said wood and gross officials visited the colony and advised residents to debar venturing retired unsocial during dusk and nighttime hours. Following the incident, aggravated villagers staged a protestation connected the Khamaria-Isanagar roadworthy adjacent Lajipurwa, demanding contiguous seizure of the leopard.
Deputy SP (Dhaurahra) Shamsher Bahadur Singh, on with constabulary unit from Dhaurahra, Khamaria and Isanagar reached the spot and pacified the protestors. Dhaurahra BJP MLA Vinod Shankar Awasthi besides visited the village, expressed condolences to the household and assured residents that due enactment would beryllium taken by the Forest Department.
“The protestation was withdrawn aft assurances from the medication and section representatives. The assemblage was aboriginal sent for a post-mortem examination,” officials said.
