A police spokesperson said the girl was attacked and carried away by a leopard on Thursday evening. Survey on leopard attacksAfter interviewing the families of over 200 victims, a study sponsored by the J&K Wildlife Department, titled “Predator Alert” found that 52% of all leopard attacks in Kashmir occurred close to habitations. “Leopard attacks are higher in concentration in the Kupwara, Handawara areas (north Kashmir) with some dispersed in Khrew-Khonmoh and Shangus areas also,” it warned. “[In] 30% of leopard incidents, the victim had been selected out of groups of four or more people,” the report said. “Most attacks occurred in daylight hours,” it warned.

Source: The Hindu June 04, 2021 11:44 UTC