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Five-year-old Saiful Alam from Assam, who was mauled to decease by a leopard successful a beverage property astatine Iyerpadi adjacent Valparai connected Saturday (December 6, 2025), was the 3rd kid to person been killed successful the onslaught of leopard and sloth carnivore successful Valparai this year. All the 3 victims were children of workers from different States.
A leopard dragged Aslam into beverage bushes erstwhile helium was playing successful beforehand of the workers’ quarters wrong the property with his 2 siblings astatine 7.15 p.m. His parents were wrong the residence. He was recovered dormant during a search.
On June 20, Roshini Kumari (5), daughter of a mates from Jharkhand was killed successful the onslaught of a leopard astatine Pachamalai property adjacent Valparai. A leopard, believed to person killed the girl, was captured from the property a fewer days later.
Another child, Noorul Islam (8), lad of a mates from Assam, was mauled to decease by a sloth bear connected August 11. His parents were employed successful a beverage property astatine Waterfall, Valparai.
All the 3 children were attacked erstwhile they were playing extracurricular their quarters for property workers successful the evening hours.
In October 2024, Afsar Khatun (4), girl of a mates from Jharkhand, was mauled to decease by a leopard successful a beverage property astatine Oosimalai adjacent Valparai.
Field Director of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve D. Venkatesh said the Forest Range Officer of Valparai conducted an consciousness programme for the workers astatine Iyerpadi property 2 weeks ago.
Similar programmes were conducted successful different estates successful Valparai arsenic well, to amended workers astir question of chaotic animals similar leopard, sloth carnivore and elephant during evening and night. These programmes chiefly targeted workers from different States, who deficiency cognition astir the terrain and its chaotic animals.
According to Mr. Venkatesh, immoderate workers stay unmindful of specified warnings and let their children to play extracurricular their quarters aft dark.
Valparai Forest Range Officer Suresh Krishna said section unit conducted an consciousness league precisely successful beforehand of the precise workers’ quarters, wherever the leopard onslaught was reported connected Saturday.
Aslam’s assemblage was handed implicit to the household aft post-mortem introspection astatine the Government Hospital, Valparai, connected Sunday (December 7, 2025), pursuing which the past rites were held astatine Valparai.
Forest Department unit connected Sunday placed camera traps astatine the beverage property adjacent the workers’ quarters to way the question of the leopard.
