A seven-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard in the Nesbal area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday.
An official told a boy had gone missing on Monday evening following which a massive search operation was launched by Police, 13RR, CRPF, and locals to trace him
According to them, bloodstains and the clothes of the boy were found near a field, leading them to suspect that a leopard, which had been sighted often in the area, had attacked the boy, officials said.
After a search of over 10 hours, the boy’s mutilated body was found in a nearby hillock in Nesbal in the early morning on Tuesday.
The deceased has been identified as Zaid Bashir son of Bashir Ahmad of Nesbal. After legal medical formalities, the body was handed over to his family members for last rites. (KNO)