A tragic incident unfolded in Rajasthan’s Udaipur district, as a 42-year-old farmer, Babulal Gameti, was fatally attacked by a suspected leopard near Sajjangarh Sanctuary. Authorities discovered his body on Saturday morning after a villager noticed blood stains and followed the trail.
Gameti was irrigating his wheat crop and sleeping near a well when the attack happened, detailed Badgaon SHO Kitab Devi. The gruesome discovery of his mutilated body has raised alarms and initiated a joint probe by the police and forest department.
With further investigation in progress, officials have sent Gameti’s body for a post-mortem while measures are being taken to manage the threat in the area, underscoring the urgent wildlife challenges faced by communities near sanctuaries.
(With inputs from agencies.)