Infant killed in suspected leopard attack

A nine-month-old boy is suspected to be mauled to death in a village of Chandrapur district in Maharastra. The mortal remains of the infant were found around half a km away from his house

Chandrapur: A nine-month-old boy was mauled to death, apparently by a leopard, in a village in Sindewahi taluka of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra early on Sunday.

According to a forest official, the mortal remains of the infant were found around half a km away from his house located in Gadbori village.

"The baby boy was sleeping alongside his parents when a leopard possibly sneaked into their house, located close to a forest area, in the wee hours and took him away without anybody noticing it," Sindewahi range forest officer Arun Gond, said.

"Sometime later, when the parents found the child missing from the place, they raised an alarm and informed the forest officials around 4 am. Thereafter, a search was launched and the infant's body was found," he added.

"We have set up camera traps and cages to capture the animal," he said.