BIJNOR: Thirty-year-old Madan Singh and his spouse, Sunita Devi, 27, have been busy working in an agricultural area in Bijnor’s Asfabad Chaman village as their three-year-old daughter, Gayatri, was taking part in close by when a leopard pounced on the kid and was about to pull her away. However the dad and mom determined to not let go of their child with out placing up a combat.
Exhibiting immense braveness, the daddy attacked the feline whereas the mom screamed on the high of her voice which unsettled the animal and it will definitely fled however not earlier than injuring the kid. The lady was instantly rushed to the hospital the place she is being handled for gashes.
Bijnor’s divisional forest officer, AK Singh, stated, “We have now arrange cages in delicate areas the place leopard assaults have occurred within the current previous. Eleven groups have been constituted to seize the large cat. We have now additionally appealed to native villagers to not enterprise alone into the fields, particularly with youngsters in tow.”
Within the Afzalgarh area the place the incident came about, 4 individuals, together with two minor kids, have been killed in such assaults in simply the final month. Chaman Singh, a farmer, stated, “With the harvesting season in full swing, farmers are spending much more time within the fields, resulting in an increase in human-leopard conflicts. 13 villagers have been killed within the final 5 months within the district. However the authorities have failed to trace down the felines or defend us. If such negligence continues, we’ll stage a protest on the collectorate.”
Exhibiting immense braveness, the daddy attacked the feline whereas the mom screamed on the high of her voice which unsettled the animal and it will definitely fled however not earlier than injuring the kid. The lady was instantly rushed to the hospital the place she is being handled for gashes.
Bijnor’s divisional forest officer, AK Singh, stated, “We have now arrange cages in delicate areas the place leopard assaults have occurred within the current previous. Eleven groups have been constituted to seize the large cat. We have now additionally appealed to native villagers to not enterprise alone into the fields, particularly with youngsters in tow.”
Within the Afzalgarh area the place the incident came about, 4 individuals, together with two minor kids, have been killed in such assaults in simply the final month. Chaman Singh, a farmer, stated, “With the harvesting season in full swing, farmers are spending much more time within the fields, resulting in an increase in human-leopard conflicts. 13 villagers have been killed within the final 5 months within the district. However the authorities have failed to trace down the felines or defend us. If such negligence continues, we’ll stage a protest on the collectorate.”