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Srinagar, Dec 31, KONS: Three days after two leopards, roaming in North Kashmir villages, were declared as man-eaters, wildlife officials killed one of them today much to the relief of panic stricken villagers.
Officials said that a special team of wildlife department deputed to assist Handwara wildlife officials five days ago, managed to kill the jungle cat in Satkochi forests in Handwara in Kupwara district Thursday evening.
Six people have been killed and more than 14, including two wildlife officials, injured in the past two months by leopards in Handwara, prompting officials to declare two jungle cats “man-eaters.”
On Monday , a teenager and a woman were killed by a leopard in Rajwar forest area. Mohammad Iqbal Bogi, 16, was mauled to death by a leopard when he was on his way home near Checki Satcoachi forest area in Rajwar belt. In a similar attack Raja Begum, 45, wife of Ab Ahad War died after she was attacked by a leopard in Lawoosa area of Mawer in Handwara.
Earlier four people had become victims of the leopard attacks in the north Kashmir district in the recent months. They included Zahid Mukhtar, 12, son of Mukhtar Khan of Devar Lolab and Kulsooma Bano, 12, daughter of Mohammad Maqbool Sheikh, of Dogarpora Handwara; Ishfaq Bara, son of Ghulam Rasool, of Hafruda, Handwara, and Rubeena Bano, daughter of Abdul Khaliq Bhat of Malikpora.
Besides injuring 14 people, including two wildlife officials, 50 cattle have perished in leopard attacks this year.
source-kashmirobserver.net
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