Budgam: A 6-year-old girl was mauled to death in a leopard attack in the Hariwani area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
An official identified the victim as Toiba Mushtaq, daughter of Mushtaq Ahmad Khan.
Her lifeless body was discovered by horrified villagers on the lawns of her home, marking the second such incident in the past 17 days, he said.
Authorities have launched a massive operation to capture the leopard responsible for the attack, he added.
Cages had already been placed in neighboring villages following the previous incident, as wildlife officials intensified their efforts to rescue the young girl and apprehend the dangerous animal, he further stated.
Earlier, a 9-year-old girl met a similarly tragic fate in the nearby village of Samsan, succumbing to injuries inflicted by a leopard.
Another minor boy narrowly escaped with injuries in a separate incident.
(KNO)