Leopard Attacks Claim Two Lives in Uttarakhand: Child, Elderly Woman Killed

• A 5-year-old boy, Daksh Bisht, was snatched from his courtyard in Sindravani village, Rudraprayag, and later found mutilated in the forest.
• An elderly woman, Ganga Devi (60), was killed in a leopard attack in Juna Estate, Bhimtal, Nainital, while collecting fodder.
• District administration and forest department teams launched search operations and recovered the bodies in both incidents.
• Rudraprayag district administration declared a two-day holiday in eight schools for child safety; cages to be set up.
• Villagers in both areas expressed concerns over increased leopard activity and demanded immediate action from the forest department.