Bahraich, Jan. 30 -- A tragic incident was reported from the Katarniaghat Wildlife Division in Bahraich district, where a four-year-old girl was killed in a leopard attack, triggering panic and grief in the area, officials confirmed on Friday.
The incident occurred in Mukhia Farm village under Rampurwa gram panchayat, within the Nishangada Range.
According to officials, the leopard stealthily entered a residential house on Thursday evening around 6:30 pm and attacked the child, who was playing in the courtyard with her sisters.
The victim, identified as Anushka, daughter of Manoj, was lifted by the leopard in its jaws and dragged towards nearby sugarcane fields. Hearing her screams, family members and villagers raised an alarm and chased...