On Wednesday, a panther attacked a woman in the Sita Mata Forest Sanctuary of the Dhariyawad area of the Pratapgarh district. The woman was badly injured. She died on the spot. Panther has attacked three people in three consecutive days. These include a young man and a child. Although both are still healthy.
People say that the movement of Panther has remained in the area for three days. This makes people panic. The forest department has also sent an additional team. DFO Dr. T Mohanraj told that on Wednesday, Gani's wife Basu of the same village was working on her farm when the panther attacked. The woman died on the spot.
On September 20, Shailesh's son Rama (18) was sleeping outside his house in Kelli village. Then the panther came down and attacked Shailesh. Hearing the screams, the family members and nearby villagers reached the spot. The panther escaped from this. The Forest department team also reached the spot. Shailesh was admitted to the hospital in Dhariyawad. The forest department asked the villagers to burst crackers, play drums, and set them on fire.
Similarly, on September 21, in Juni Rana village of Mand Kala gram panchayat, Panther took away Rakesh, a four-year-old child sitting inside the boundary of the house. On hearing the child's screaming, the family members rushed to save the child. On screaming, the panther ran away leaving the child. The family took the child to the hospital in a serious condition.
Villagers told that the panther has made four goats its prey. Everyone panics when three incidents happen in three days. The villagers have demanded the immediate arrest of the panther. Here, in view of the continuous attacks of panthers on the villagers, the Forest Department has also installed four cages and cameras in the area. DSP Dhariyawad Arvind Bishnoi, Ranger Manoj also reached the spot. DFO T Mohanraj has sent a team from Udaipur and Chittorgarh to Dhariyavad. The department's team is running the rescue operation.
