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12-year-old girl killed by leopard in Uttarakhand [1]

DEHRA DUN: A 12-year-old girl was killed by a leopard in the Jhajara range of jungles in Vikasnagar town of the district in Uttarakhand, officials said on Thursday. The incident occurred when Shanti Thapa and her neighbour went to fetch firewood from the jungles near Rajawala village, where she was attacked by the leopard from behind.

Publication Date: 
12/12/2008
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Leopard [3], People - Animal Conflicts [4], Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [5], Dehradun (D) [6]
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dehradun-d