Leopard Attack Triggers Order to Shoot Man-Eater in Udaipur

A 55-year-old woman was killed by a leopard in Udaipur, Rajasthan, raising the death toll from such attacks to seven. Forest authorities have authorized the shooting of the culprit leopard after proper identification. The forest department, along with police and army, is actively tracking the animal.

A tragic incident unfolded on Tuesday when a 55-year-old woman in Udaipur district, Rajasthan, was killed by a leopard, bringing the toll of leopard-related deaths to seven, according to forest officials.

Alarmed by the increasing fatalities, the forest authorities issued an immediate order to shoot the man-eater leopard upon identification. This directive came in the wake of Kamla Kanwar's death while she was tending to her livestock outside her home in Suawaton ka Gudha.

Following the orders from Principal Chief Wildlife Warden Pavan Kumar Upadhyay, combined teams of the forest department, police, and army have cordoned off the area where the leopard has been sighted. Though the postmortem report is pending, family members allege it was indeed a leopard attack.

(With inputs from agencies.)