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Rajasthan: Human-animal conflict claims another panther’s life in Churu

The injured men called for backup and using batons, hit the feline repeatedly till it died. The local police and forest officials were then informed who recovered the body and disposed it.

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With rising cases of human-animal conflict in the state, another incident happened on Tuesday in which a panther was killed by a group of men after the panther attacked two men early in the morning in Churu.

The injured men called for backup and using batons, hit the feline repeatedly till it died. The local police and forest officials were then informed who recovered the body and disposed it.

The incident occurred in Jhotra village under Tara Nagar police station area of Churu district. “The attack occurred around 9am when a villager, identified as Chanduram, was guarding his field since night. The man had sown chickpeas and was guarding them. He was moving about in the field checking the crop when suddenly a panther jumped on him and mauled his back. Chanduram lent out a huge scream and the panther immediately left the man and fled towards nearby field,” said Kailash Chandra, ASI Tara nagar Police Station.

However as the feline fled towards nearby field, it came face to face with another man identified as Sirish Kumar. “The panther’s first reaction was to save itself and it immediately pounced on Sirish and mauled him a little. Although Sirish did not put up a fught, the panther only mauled him with his claws and fled from the spot taking refuge in a pile of hedge kept for saving the crops from herbivores. While Sirish was now crying for help, Chanduram, with partial injuries, rushed to his aid and on finding that the panther had taken refuge in the hedge, the men called for backup from their village. Soon, there was a group of men armed with staves and batons who reached the spot,” the ASI said.

One of the men then flushed out the animal from the hedge. “As soon as the panther came out of the hedge, the men attacked it and started beating the feline mercilessly with the batons. They hit the panther on its head several times and the feline died of the injuries.

The police and forest department were the informed and teams rushed to the spot.

The forest officials have initiated an enquiry into the matter and the case will be investigated by them,” the ASI informed.

BEATEN TO DEATH

The villagers attacked panther and started beating the feline mercilessly with the batons. They hit the panther on its head several times and the feline died of the injuries.

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