Uttarakhand: the forest department killed a man-eating leopard that was causing fear in Gajeld village in Uttarakhand’s Pauri district. The Forest Department had sent out a special team of hunters in response to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami’s orders.

Following an ongoing search and remote tracking, the crew was able to neutralize the wild animal. The government has promised to increase patrols and monitoring in the impacted region in order to stop such situations from happening again. The people have received assurances from the chief minister that the state administration is totally dedicated to their safety and life protection.

In the Pokhra area of Pauri, a lady called Kanchan Devi was recently assaulted by the same leopard. She was evacuated to AIIM Rishikesh after suffering severe injuries. She was mowing grass in her field at the time of the incident when a leopard unexpectedly charged at her.

When locals heard her calls for assistance, they started throwing stones at the wildcat, which made it flee. In Gajald, a leopard had previously mauled Rajendra Nautiyal to death. A leopard attacked the cattle of a nearby household as authorities were dealing with the communities.