MUMBAI: Less than a week after a 7-year-old boy from Boisar had been attacked, purportedly by a dogit now emerges that it was leopard that had bitten the child on a foggy morning.
Last Tuesday, around 7am, Prem Patil who lives in Kudan village, was on his way to a grocery shop when he was attacked by an animal. As the child cried out aloud, the animal hurriedly disappeared into the wild bushes, the boy later told people who came to his rescue.Those who had rushed to help the child said they had not spotted any animal around, possibly due to heavy fog cover in the area.
Prem, who sustained injury marks on the head and left cheek, was admitted to a hospital in Silvassa. Going by the boy’s version, the family told doctors that a “stray dog” had pounced on the boy. However, doctors who examined the injury said they suspected that the marks on the cheek bear telltale signs of a leopard’s clawing, more than of a dog.
The leopard theory has been backed by locals who claim to have had occasional sightings of a leopard around the place over the past four or five months.
Accordingly, forest officials were informed and they have launched a search for the wild cat.
Residents have demanded that cameras be set up to trap the spottedd animal.
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Last Tuesday, around 7am, Prem Patil who lives in Kudan village, was on his way to a grocery shop when he was attacked by an animal. As the child cried out aloud, the animal hurriedly disappeared into the wild bushes, the boy later told people who came to his rescue.Those who had rushed to help the child said they had not spotted any animal around, possibly due to heavy fog cover in the area.
Prem, who sustained injury marks on the head and left cheek, was admitted to a hospital in Silvassa. Going by the boy’s version, the family told doctors that a “stray dog” had pounced on the boy. However, doctors who examined the injury said they suspected that the marks on the cheek bear telltale signs of a leopard’s clawing, more than of a dog.
The leopard theory has been backed by locals who claim to have had occasional sightings of a leopard around the place over the past four or five months.
Accordingly, forest officials were informed and they have launched a search for the wild cat.
Residents have demanded that cameras be set up to trap the spottedd animal.
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