Archive · 15 Nov 2025
Big Cat Attack Kills 65-Year-Old Man in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri
A 65-year-old man in India was sadly killed by a wild animal, possibly a tiger or leopard, while he was outside his home.
His family found his body in a field.
This sad event happened shortly after a 10-year-old girl was also killed by a leopard in the same area.
She was attacked while going to give food to her grandfather.
The authorities are looking into what kind of animal attacked the man.
These incidents are concerning for people living near the forest.
A 65-year-old man, Chandrika Prasad, was killed by a wild animal in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh.
The man was attacked in the Sampurnanagar forest range of the Dudhwa Buffer Zone while near his home.
The victim's family found his partially eaten body and claimed the attacker was a tiger.
Officials are analyzing pugmarks to confirm if the animal was a tiger or a leopard.
This incident follows the death of a 10-year-old girl in a leopard attack in the same buffer zone on Thursday night.
- Who
- Chandrika Prasad, a 65-year-old man, and Tinkle, a 10-year-old girl.
- What
- Both individuals were killed in separate attacks by wild animals, suspected to be a tiger or leopard.
- When
- The man was attacked Friday night, and the girl was attacked Thursday night.
- Where
- Sampurnanagar forest range, Dudhwa Buffer Zone, Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The man was attacked while relieving himself near his house, and the girl was attacked while taking food to her grandfather.
Family's Claim
Official Assessment
Identity of Attacker
Family's Claim
Family members claimed the attacker was a tiger.
Official Assessment
Officials are analyzing pugmarks to determine if the animal was a tiger or a leopard.
- Deceased
- Chandrika Prasad, 65
- Location
- Sampurnanagar forest range, Dudhwa Buffer Zone, Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh
- Date of Incident (Man's Death)
- Friday night (reported Saturday)
- Date of Incident (Girl's Death)
- Thursday night
- Victim of Previous Attack
- Tinkle, 10-year-old girl from Khushipur Patihan village