Jaipur, Oct 1 || Rajasthan Forest Minister Sanjay Sharma on Tuesday said that shooting orders have been issued against a man-eating leopard, who mauled a woman in Udaipur’s Gogunda town in Rajasthan.
“The place where the leopard hunted on Tuesday will be marked and the area will be cordoned off. The leopard is not only hunting people but also mutilating bodies. The wild animal has become a man-eater beast,” the minister said.
He added that after attacking, the leopard moves about three km ahead and then hunts for new prey.
“It is expected that the man-eater leopard will be killed by this evening,” the minister said.
The Forest Department said that more than a dozen teams are preparing to shoot the leopard in the forest area of the Kelvon Ka Kheda village.
There are also drummers with the team, who will chase the leopard by playing drums in the forest. This will be done so that the shooters can shoot it,” an official said.
He added that before killing the leopard, its correct identification will be ensured. “A report in this regard should be given to the committee and the Chief Wildlife Warden of Rajasthan,” he said.
The woman’s death, identified as Kamla Kunwar (55), was the eighth death in the last twelve days in the area claimed by the wild animal.