Leopard kills woman in Gujarat

Ahmedabad: A 52-year-old woman was mauled to death by a leopard at Kankchiyala village in Junagadh district of Gujarat, a forest official said on Tuesday. The body of the woman, identified as Shardaben Vavaiya, was found from near her house by villagers Tuesday morning, a forest department official said. The incident occurred Monday night when Vavaiya was sleeping alone inside her house, he said, adding that the leopard entered the house and dragged her out by her throat. The big cat escaped after leaving Vavaiya’s body near her house, he said. “As per primary information, the body of a 52-year-old woman was found in Kankchiyala village in Visavadar range of Gir West forest division. She was killed in a leopard attack,” said Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF), Junagadh wildlife division, D T Vasavada. (PTI)