Uttar Pradesh: Two children injured by leopard
Kishan Kumar (11) and Om Prakash (13) had gone to graze their cattle in Bankatwa forest range.
Two children were seriously injured after a leopard attacked them in Lokikala village in Haraiya area in Balrampur, police said on Sunday.
Kishan Kumar (11) and Om Prakash (13) were returning from Bankatwa forest range after grazing their cattle, when the leopard attacked them, they said.
Hearing their cries, villagers rushed to rescue them and the leopard fled. The children have been rushed to hospital, where their condition was stated to be serious.
Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Gyan Prakash Singh said that teams of the department have been deployed to catch the leopard, adding that villagers have been advised not to venture into the forest areas.