Tuesday, December 29, 2015

7-yr-old boy, woman killed by lions in 'rarest of rare' attacks

27/12/2015
7-yr-old boy, woman killed by lions in 'rarest of rare' attacks
Nyoooz
http://www.nyoooz.com/rajkot/304675/7yrold-boy-woman-killed-by-lions-in-rarest-of-rare-attacks
Summary: However, it was too late as the boy was already torn apart by the wild cat. The lion that killed the boy (Rohit) was a radio-collared lion from the nearby sanctuary. "However, we are closely monitoring the wild cat. Forest officials increased vigil around the village to try and nab the lion that has potential of becoming a man-eater. Villagers, hearing Rumal's cries, came running and went into the forest area that borders the village and made loud noises, scaring away the lion.

RAJKOT: The man-animal conflict near Gir has once again come into focus as two persons, including a seven-year-old boy and a woman, died in separate incidents after they were attacked by lions on Saturday .The attacks by the wild cat was described as rarest of the rare by senior forest officials, who also claimed these attacks to be the first of their kind in the state. The population of lions has gone up from 411 in 2010 to 523 in the year 2015 according to the latest counting.In the first instance, seven-year-old Rohit was attack by a male lion -aged about 6-7 years old -when he was attending nature's call along with his father Rumal Adivasi (25) outside Babra Virdi village of Maliya Hatina taluka of Gir-Somnath district at around 6 am.Sources said the lion dragged the boy into the forest even as his father shouted for help. Villagers, hearing Rumal's cries, came running and went into the forest area that borders the village and made loud noises, scaring away the lion. 

However, it was too late as the boy was already torn apart by the wild cat. Forest officials increased vigil around the village to try and nab the lion that has potential of becoming a man-eater. The lion was captured later on Saturday evening and brought to Sasan, said deputy conservator of forest, Sasan.Rohit's father is a farm labourer from Dahod and had come to do work there.

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