Bilal Ahmad

Ganderbal, July 12:  A minor baby girl was mauled to death after she was taken away by a leopard from an orchard near Zazuna Mandi loacality of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.

An official told “Greater Now” that a 6-year-old girl went missing from the orchard after she was taken away by the leopard.

He said that girl namely Mahiya Shabir daughter of Shabir Ahmad Bhat was with her grandmother when leopard took her to near by area.

Soon after the incident, rescue operation was launched by police and locals, wildlife officials were called, however, couldn’t save her, he said

After hectic efforts her body was found in the field, which is around a kilometre, from where she was taken away by the wild animal.

(Greater Now News)