Srinagar: A 7-year-old minor boy was mauled to death by a leopard in Nesbal village of north Kashmir Bandipora district.
The boy went missing on Monday evening and found dead in a nearby forest on Tuesday morning.
As per reports, his body was discovered in the forest on Tuesday morning with multiple injuries and signs of mutilation. The attack was suspected to be carried out by a leopard.
The boy identified as Zaid Bashir, son of Bashir Ahmad went missing on Monday evening and the family found blood and torn clothes in a nearby field and alerted the police.
Some of his body parts were eaten up by the wild animal, local witnesses said.
Later, the body was taken to Sumbal Hospital for postmortem.
Concerned doctor confirmed that the boy had died in a "wild animal attack."