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Protest in Kashmir town after leopard kills woman

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IANS Jammu

A protest erupted in Doda town of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday after a woman attacked by a leopard died in a hospital.

"The woman died in the district hospital in Doda where she was admitted after she was attacked by a leopard in Bhagwah village," a police officer told IANS.

After the woman's death, a large crowd gathered outside the residence of the district magistrate after the incident, and started protesting,

The district administration assured the people that the man-eater would be hunted down soon.

This was the third leopard attack in Bhagwah village in the last fortnight, the police official said.

 

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First Published: Jul 11 2015 | 6:20 PM IST

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