SRINAGAR: A minor boy was injured after being attacked by a leopard in Samsan area of Khansahib in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday evening, officials said.
An official said that the boy was attacked by the leopard during the evening hours near his home.
He said that soon after, he was shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The Wildlife Department has launched a massive hunt and has already placed cages to capture the leopard, he added.
Notably, a 9-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in the same village last Monday—(KNO).
