Jaipur, Oct 2 (PTI) Several teams involving the Army, police and forest department personnel fanned out in the forests of Udaipur district to look for a man-eating leopard that killed seven people recently, officials said.
Alarmed over the rising number of deaths, forest authorities issued an order on Tuesday to shoot down the leopard. The order came after a 55-year-old woman, Kamla Kanwar, was mauled to death on Tuesday morning outside her house in Suawaton ka Gudha when she was feeding fodder to livestock.
Several teams, with shooters, are searching for the leopard with the help of the locals and cages have been set up in various locations.
Deputy Conservator of Forest (Udaipur North) Ajay Chittora, said all teams are making coordinated efforts to locate the leopard.
Following the order to shoot the leopard issued by Principal Chief Wildlife Warden (PCCF) and Chief Wildlife Warden (CWWF) Pavan Kumar Upadhyay, the teams of the forest department along with the police and army surrounded the area where the leopard was moving around.
A police official said the search operation is continuing in Gogunda and nearby areas, adding the locals have been asked to stay inside and remain alert. PTI SDA AS AS NSD NSD
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