Handicapped man attacked by leopard, killed on Girnar steps

18-04-2010
Handicapped man attacked by leopard, killed on Girnar steps
Times of India
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A physically challenged man, who had managed to climb up 3200 steps of the Girnar mountain in Junagadh district was found torn apart by a wild animal late on Friday night. The man was identified as Mahesh Parmar,28, a native of Sihore taluka of Bhavnagar.

Forest department officials said that the man was attacked and killed by a leopard. "This is the first time ever that a leopard has managed to kill on the steps of Girnar. We are investigating further," district forest official Deepak Pandya said.

Parmar had lost both his feet but had managed to climb the steps with his hands and used to beg on the Girnar steps. Meanwhile in Godhan village of Porbandar taluka a 20-year-old man was attacked by a leopard and injured on his head.