10-year-old killed by leopard

A 10-year-old boy was allegedly killed by a leopard in the jungles of Barkahaniya under Katraniyaghat Wildlife Sanctuary today, a forest official said.

Lalji from the adjacent Modwa village had gone to graze his cattle, but went missing this afternoon, Deputy Ranger of Katraniyaghat Irfan Khan said the

His body was later recovered from the jungles, Khan said, adding that it had been sent for postmortem.