Leopard cub Maharashtra Taking cognizance of the matter, police arrested three accused in the case after studying the viral video footage of the incident. In another horrific case of animal cruelty, a leopard cub was killed by villagers in Maharashtra's Gondia and the video of the act was made and shared on social media. The incident occurred in Koyalari village on January 8.
According to a report, the leopard cub had wandered near the human settlements and the agitated villagers reported to manhandling the endangered animal, killing it in the process. Taking cognizance of the matter, police arrested three accused in the case after studying the viral video footage of the incident.
A leopard cub died after being manhandled by locals in Koyalari village, Gondia on January 8. Police have arrested three people in connection with the case on the basis of a video that went viral on social media.
Maharashtra has witnessed a spike in cases of man-animal conflict in recent times and leopards have killed or been killed at points of contact with human settlements. A major reason for this is the shrinking of the natural habitats for the big cats due to human encroachment. The ecosystems have been disrupted due to rapid afforestation and construction.
As a result, such conflicts have become higher in their frequency. A man was killed by a leopard in Chandrapur. The deceased was identified as 35-year-old Raju Nageshwar Gujlawar and he had gone in the woods to collect fodder. His body was found after an extensive search operation by the forest department officials and was handed over to his family after post-mortem.
Last year, 25 people lost lives to big cats as the man-animal conflict was escalated, according to a report given in the Lok Sabha.
