Archive · 7 Dec 2025
Leopard Kills 5-Year-Old Boy in Tamil Nadu
A little boy named Saiful was playing outside his home in a tea estate in Tamil Nadu when a leopard suddenly came and took him away.
Sadly, the leopard hurt Saiful badly, and he didn't survive.
This has happened to two other children in the same area in the last eight months.
People are scared and want more protection to keep children safe.
The forest department is trying to help by putting up cameras and telling people to be careful, especially after dark.
A 5-year-old boy, Saiful, was killed by a leopard in Valparai, Tamil Nadu.
This is the third child killed by a leopard in Valparai in the last eight months.
The incident occurred near labor quarters in a tea estate where Saiful's father works.
Forest officials have increased patrolling and installed camera traps in response to the attacks.
Residents demand a long-term wildlife conflict mitigation plan to prevent future incidents.
- Who
- 5-year-old boy named Saiful, son of a migrant Assamese worker
- What
- Mauled to death by a leopard
- When
- Saturday (unspecified date)
- Where
- Valparai, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu
- Why
- Human-wildlife conflict in the Anamalai hill region
- Victim's Name
- Saiful
- Victim's Age
- 5 years
- Location of Incident
- Valparai, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu
- Date of Incident
- Saturday (unspecified date)
- Number of Similar Incidents in 8 Months
- 3
- Recent Similar Incidents
- Noorjil Haq (8) on August 11, 2025; Roshini (4) on June 22, 2025
- Forest Department Response
- Increased patrolling, installed camera traps, urged residents to keep children indoors after dusk
