Archive · 18 Jan 2026
Leopard mauls woman to death in UP
A young woman named Sairun Nisha was sadly attacked and killed by a leopard in a forest area in Uttar Pradesh, India.
She was taking care of her goats near some sugarcane fields when the leopard attacked her.
People from her village heard her screams and tried to help, but the leopard ran away into the forest.
The woman was taken to a nearby hospital, but the doctors said she had died.
The forest officials are now trying to find and capture the leopard to keep other people safe.
They are also telling everyone in the village not to go near the forest alone.
The family of the woman who died will get some money from the government to help them.
A 21-year-old woman, Sairun Nisha, was attacked and killed by a leopard near a sugarcane field in Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh.
The attack occurred around 3:30 PM on Saturday, January 17, while Nisha was grazing goats near Bankasia Tola.
Villagers heard her cries and raised an alarm, causing the leopard to retreat into the forest.
Nisha was taken to the Nichlaul Community Health Centre, where she was declared dead by doctors.
Forest personnel have been deployed to capture the leopard, and villagers have been advised not to venture alone near the forest and sugarcane fields.
- Who
- Sairun Nisha, a 21-year-old woman from Badhya village
- What
- A leopard attack that resulted in her death
- When
- Around 3:30 PM on Saturday, January 17
- Where
- Near Bankasia Tola, outside Badhya village, in the Nichlaul Range of the Sohgirwa Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharajganj district, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- The leopard attacked her while she was grazing goats near a sugarcane field
- Victim's Name
- Sairun Nisha
- Victim's Age
- 21
- Location of Attack
- Nichlaul Range, Sohgirwa Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharajganj (UP)
- Time of Attack
- Around 3:30 PM
- Victim's Activity
- Grazing goats
- Response by Authorities
- Forest personnel deployed, patrolling teams formed to capture the leopard
- Advice to Villagers
- Avoid venturing alone near the forest and sugarcane fields
- Compensation
- Victim's family to be compensated as per law