Bijnor, July 14: An eight-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in a forest area here, an official said on Sunday. Naib Tehsildar of Dhampur Vivek Tiwari on Sunday said Sunita of Mandori village had gone to the forest with her eight-year-old daughter Divyanshi to cut grass along with other women on Saturday evening. Divyanshi was playing when a leopard attacked her. The other women raised a hue and cry that frightened the animal and it fled, leaving the girl injured, Tiwari said. Leopard Attack in Uttar Pradesh: Minor Boy Battles for Life After Being Attacked by Big Cat in Dudhwa Forest in Lakhimpur Kheri.

The girl was taken to a community health centre where doctors declared her dead, the official said.

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