RAJKOT: A 75-year-old mentally-ill man was mauled to death by a leopard in Amrutpur village of Amreli district in Gujarat on Tuesday night.
Sources said that the victim, identified as Manu Savaliya, was tied with a chain when the incident took place.
Anshuman Sharma, deputy conservator of forest (DCF), Gir (east) division, said, "Prima facie, it appears that the victim was mauled to death by a leopard, the big cat also ate some body parts. The body has been sent for postmortem and the cages have been set up to capture the wild animal."
According to the villagers, the man was chained by his family members on a farm on the outskirts of the village.
Amreli SP Nirlipt Rai said, "We have sent our team to verify the allegations that the victim was tied with a chain. We have registered a case of accidental death and if we get the evidence of wrongful confinement, we will register an offence after primary investigation."