Leopard terror: Body of minor girl found in North Kashmir’s Uri

Srinagar: The body of a minor girl picked up by a leopard in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri border area was found.

Police said a minor girl identified as Munizah was putting up with her parents in a highland meadow in the Bijhama forests of Uri border tehsil when a leopard attacked her and vanished with her body into the dense forest.

A Police team assisted by locals found the body of the six-year-old girl in the forest late Friday evening.

Earlier, the man-eating leopard, who devoured three kids,  killed in Uri in July

 Leopard had unleashed a reign of terror in Uri after killing three minors. Later, the government invoked Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and ordered the killing of the animal.

From hiring hunters to seeking assistance from the police and the army, the operation was conducted in different stages for 25 days.

At least 10 parties were deployed to trace the animal. The leopard was almost 10 years old. Trained officials were called from Handwara and Kupwara also to accompany the teams to eliminate the animal. It was the toughest job and it took a lot of effort from us to eliminate the leopard.