Leopard kills five-year-old boy in Chhota Udepur

Vadodara: A five-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard in Chhota Udepur district on Monday late evening.
The deceased Vansh Rathwa, a resident of Umarva village in Pavi Jetpur taluka, was playing near the cattle outside his house when the leopard attacked him. The boy screamed for help as the leopard grabbed him by the neck. Hearing his cries, Vansh’s father Ashok, who was working in the farm, and others in the neighbourhood rushed to the front of the house where Vansh was playing.
On seeing so many people who were also pelting stones, leopard left the boy and ran away into the wild. Vansh was taken to a hospital in Pavi Jetpur but he succumbed on the way.
After inspecting the spot, the forest department has placed two cages to nab the leopard.
“Since it was dark and the victim was playing near the place where cattle was tied, the leopard must have confused him for an animal and attacked him,” said a forest official.