<p>Bijnor: A seven-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district, police said on Thursday.</p>.<p>Tanika was playing outside her home in Mandoura village late Wednesday when a leopard dragged away into a field nearby, Circle Officer (Dhampur) Abhay Kumar said.</p>.<p>Following an extensive search operation, the girl's mutilated body was recovered from a field about half a kilometre from her home on Thursday, the officer said.</p>.<p>The body has been sent for post-mortem, Kumar added.</p>.<p>Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Ritu Rani met villagers and assured them that efforts would be made to capture the leopard at the earliest.</p>.<p>Authorities have also issued an alert in the area and urged residents to take precautions, especially during evening hours. </p>
<p>Bijnor: A seven-year-old girl was mauled to death by a leopard in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district, police said on Thursday.</p>.<p>Tanika was playing outside her home in Mandoura village late Wednesday when a leopard dragged away into a field nearby, Circle Officer (Dhampur) Abhay Kumar said.</p>.<p>Following an extensive search operation, the girl's mutilated body was recovered from a field about half a kilometre from her home on Thursday, the officer said.</p>.<p>The body has been sent for post-mortem, Kumar added.</p>.<p>Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Ritu Rani met villagers and assured them that efforts would be made to capture the leopard at the earliest.</p>.<p>Authorities have also issued an alert in the area and urged residents to take precautions, especially during evening hours. </p>