Three-year-old girl mauled to death by leopard in Gujarat’s Junagadh

A leopard attacked and mauled a 3-year-old girl to death in Morasa village of Sutrapada in Junagadh district. The leopard dragged the innocent child from the courtyard of her house and killed her.

As per information received, Ramesh Chavda, a labourer residing in Morasa village, was having dinner with his family on Monday night. His 3-year-old daughter Kundana went out into the courtyard to wash her hands when a leopard suddenly attacked, dragged her away, and killed her in the nearby area.

The village Sarpanch, Bahadursingh Gohil, was informed, and he immediately notified the forest department. Forest officials and staff rushed to the scene.

After a night-long search, the child’s body was found around 7 am in the bushes near Vokla, and it was sent for post-mortem to Sutrapada Government Hospital.

A forest officer stated that the Sarpanch reported the incident 23 hours later.

Notably, there are 7-8 leopards residing in the surrounding areas of the village, and attacks on livestock are a common occurrence. 

In response to the incident, five traps have been set up in different locations, and intensive night patrolling is being carried out by the entire staff. 

This has led to the capture of one leopard, according to the forest official.