Rajkot: In one of the most brutal attacks by lions in humans lately, an eight-year-old girl was dragged by a cat who devoured most of her body, in the village of District Amreli, early on Friday.
The incident occurred in Goradaka Village in Savarkundla Taluka, which had a significant presence of wild cats such as lions and leopards.
The victim Sangita Bhuriya fell asleep in an open place on a farm with his relatives.
Allegedly the lion came around 4am and dragged the girl.
Strangely, no family members were aware of the attack and it was only in the morning when they looked for him that his body part was found.
According to the source of the Ministry of Forestry, the lion consumed 80% of the girl’s body and they only found the head and one hand girl with meat scattered everywhere.
The department concluded that it was a lion after Pugmark was found close and several eyewitnesses confirmed the movement of lions in this area for the past two days.
Speaking with Toi, Deputy Conservator of Gir Forest (East), Anshuman Sharma said, “In the morning when family members did not find the girl, they began to search and find their bodies to pieces and clothes a few meters from the farm.
Dragging signs, blood stains were found On the ground and the Canili sign is found in the body.
Prima Facie is believed that it is a lion.
“The family of 20 from Madhya Pradesh came to work here as a laborer at Sardul Chandu Agriculture.
However, Sangita’s parents did not come and he came here with his brother and other relatives just two days ago.
The Ministry of Forestry has set a cage to trap lions.
The department’s source stated the possibility that the family might have fish or meat last night and the smell of the rest of the food could pull the lion.