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Leopard Attack Kills Woman as Wildlife Movement Alarms Uttar Pradesh
A leopard attacked and killed a 35-year-old woman named Mamta in Sujauli.
She was working in a field near her home on Thursday evening.
The leopard came out of a sugarcane field.
Forest officials and police arrived after the attack.
Officials had already placed two cameras nearby to watch wildlife.
They said floods may have pushed more animals toward villages.
An older woman was also killed in a leopard attack earlier this month.
A young person was injured in another attack.
Residents are worried because leopards and tigers have been seen close to homes and roads.
A leopard killed 35-year-old Mamta near her home in Sujauli on Thursday evening.
The attack occurred around 6pm as Mamta worked in a field near Gaderian Purwa.
Forest officials said the leopard emerged from a sugarcane field; police sent her body for post-mortem examination.
Officials had installed two camera traps and conducted wildlife awareness campaigns before the attack.
Recent sightings include a leopard near Darogapurwa and a tigress with three cubs on the Motipur-Sujauli road.
- Who
- Mamta, a 35-year-old resident of Gaderian Purwa, was killed; forest officials and police responded.
- What
- A leopard attacked and killed Mamta while she was working in a field.
- Where
- Near Mamta’s home in Gaderian Purwa, Sujauli village, in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- Thursday evening, around 6pm; officials also reported recent sightings and attacks in the area.
- Why
- Officials said wildlife movement toward inhabited areas increased after floods, raising the risk of encounters.
Key facts
- Victim
- Mamta, 35, a resident of Gaderian Purwa
- Location
- Sujauli area, Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh
- Attack time
- Thursday evening at about 6pm
- Animal involved
- Leopard
- Distance from forest
- About 2 kilometres
- Monitoring measures
- Two camera traps were installed 100 to 200 metres from the attack site
- Recent incidents
- An 86-year-old woman was killed earlier this month and a youth was injured in another leopard attack
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