Latest News | Jackal Attacks Pilibhit Man, Killed by Villagers

Pilibhit (UP), Dec 8 (PTI) A case has been registered against unidentified people for allegedly killing a jackal after it attacked a villager here, police said.

According to the complaint filed by the forest department officials, the incident occurred on December 3 when a jackal attacked Lekhraj while he was returning home from a market near Gidhor village.

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The locals, hearing Lekhraj scream, thrashed the animal with sticks and killed it on the spot, forest department official Soni Singh said in his complaint.

Lekhraj's family rushed him to a district hospital. Singh met Lekhraj at the hospital and asked him about the incident before visiting the spot, SHO Rupa Bisht told the reporters.

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Singh inspected the body, which the locals said was of the animal that attacked Lekhraj, the SHO said.

Based on Singh's complaint, a case has been registered against the unknown accused for killing the animal. Further investigation is underway, SHO added.

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