Leopard shot dead after mauling eight villagers
Big cat is believed to have crossed into Islamkot from India’s Rajasthan state
HYDERABAD:
A stranded leopard attacked and injured eight people in two villages in Islamkot, Tharparkar district, on Monday, before the animal was shot dead by local people, reportedly due to the inaction of the Sindh Wildlife Department.
The leopard had reportedly travelled all the way from the bordering state of Rajasthan in India, local people said.
The animal suddenly appeared in the villages Soonghwari and Bhotaro near Runn of Kutch. It bit the hands and legs of the injured persons, who were taken to the local rural health centre for first aid.