Leopard kills minor boy in Abbottabad
Eight-year-old Azhar had left his house to respond to the call from nature when the animal attacked him
A file photo of a leopard.
ABOTTABAD:
A leopard killed a minor boy in the forest area of village Makol, Galiyat region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday.
Eight-year-old Azhar had left his house to respond to the call from nature at dusk when the leopard attacked him, and dragged him into the jungle, the Donga police said.
The villagers tried to chase the beast but it escaped unhurt, leaving the boy dead.
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Locals took the body to Kala Bagh and blocked the Murree Abbotabad Road, resulting in traffic jams.
The protesters demanded legal action against wildlife authorities, urging them to take precautionary measures to protect the life of villagers.
Residents said the animal came down the populated area in search of food, and attacked the boy.
A leopard killed a minor boy in the forest area of village Makol, Galiyat region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday.
Eight-year-old Azhar had left his house to respond to the call from nature at dusk when the leopard attacked him, and dragged him into the jungle, the Donga police said.
The villagers tried to chase the beast but it escaped unhurt, leaving the boy dead.
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Locals took the body to Kala Bagh and blocked the Murree Abbotabad Road, resulting in traffic jams.
The protesters demanded legal action against wildlife authorities, urging them to take precautionary measures to protect the life of villagers.
Residents said the animal came down the populated area in search of food, and attacked the boy.