SRINAGAR: A three-year-old boy was reportedly taken away by a leopard at Qazigund village in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday evening.
An official said that a boy, identified as Sehran Yousuf, son of Mohammad Yousuf, a resident of Brinal Lammar, was pounced upon by a leopard and taken to the nearby forest.
As news of the incident spread, scores of people rushed to the forest and began searching.
Imtiyaz Naik, Wildlife InCharge, Kulgam, said, “We are not sure whether the boy was taken by a leopard, but we have started the search.”
All teams are on the job to trace the boy, he said. (KNO)