Archive · 22 Dec 2025
Children killed in leopard attacks in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
Two young children were sadly killed by leopards in different parts of India.
In Gujarat, a five-year-old boy named Sahil Katara was walking behind his mother when a leopard hiding in a farm attacked and dragged him.
He was taken to the hospital but did not survive.
Forest officials are trying to catch the leopard.
In Madhya Pradesh, a four-year-old girl named Raksha was snatched from her mother's arms by a wild animal in the evening.
Her body was found later in the forest.
The forest department is trying to find out which animal was responsible.
These are very sad events, and people are trying to make sure it doesn't happen again.
A five-year-old boy, Sahil Katara, was killed in a leopard attack in Gujarat's Amreli district.
The attack occurred around 9 am on Sunday, December 21, while the boy was walking behind his mother.
A four-year-old girl, Raksha, was snatched from her mother's arms by a wild animal in Madhya Pradesh's Aalirajpur district.
The girl's body was found around 11:30 pm in bushes on a hill after a four-hour search.
Forest officials in both states are investigating the incidents and trying to capture the responsible animals.
- Who
- Sahil Katara, a 5-year-old boy, and Raksha, a 4-year-old girl
- What
- Killed in separate leopard attacks
- When
- Sunday, December 21, around 9 am (Gujarat) and Saturday evening, around 7:30 pm (Madhya Pradesh)
- Where
- Gopalgram village, Dhari town, Amreli district, Gujarat and Godwani village, Bichholi area, Aalirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- The leopards were hiding in farms and forests and attacked the children
- Victim 1
- Sahil Katara, 5-year-old farm laborer's son
- Location 1
- Gopalgram village, Dhari town, Amreli district, Gujarat
- Time of Attack 1
- Around 9 am on Sunday, December 21
- Response 1
- Forest officials installed cages and are scanning the area to capture the leopard
- Previous Incident 1
- A one-year-old girl was killed by a leopard in Dalkhaniya forest range on November 28
- Victim 2
- Raksha, 4-year-old girl
- Location 2
- Godwani village, Bichholi area, Aalirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh
- Time of Attack 2
- Saturday evening, around 7:30 pm
- Response 2
- Forest department is examining the incident to confirm which animal was responsible