Leopard attack claims life of temple priest in Rajasthan's Gogunda village; toll reaches six

A temple priest was tragically mauled to death in a leopard attack in a village Gogunda in Rajasthan's Udaipur district, bringing the total number of fatalities in the area to six.

Vishnu Giri was sleeping outside the temple when he was attacked by the animal on Monday.

"Six people have died, including today's tragic killing of the temple priest. We have recovered the body, and during the night, forest teams were deployed in the area. Unfortunately, the leopard appeared unexpectedly. We will cordon off the area again. As of now, four panthers have been captured, and the death toll stands at six,"said DFO Ajay Chittor.

Later, the mutilated body was found in a nearby forest.

This is the sixth incident of animal attack in the area within 10 days, which has created panic among the locals.

Meanwhile, a panther was captured in the forest area of Gogunda late on Saturday.

Prior to the latest capture on Saturday night, four leopards have also been captured in Gogunda.
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