Rajkot: A four-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard in front of his parents in Una Ugala village in Gir-Gadhada taluka of Gir-Somnath district on Thursday evening. The deceased was identified as Hashmukh Makwana.
The incident took place at around 4.30 pm on Thursday when Hashmukh was playing on the farm where his parents worked as agricultural labourers.
The wild cat attacked the boy from behind and dragged him. His parents and others working in the farm saw this and started shouting.
The frightened leopard fled from the spot but left the boy severely injured.
The villagers called up the 108 ambulance and took Hasmukh to the hospital in Gir-Gadhada town. However, the attending doctors declared him dead on admission. Forest department has initiated a process to place cages in the village to nab the leopard.