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Tamil Nadu: Another heartbreaking incident has come to light from the Annamalai hill area of the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. Five-year-old Saiful, living in Valparai, was playing outside the house. At that moment no one had thought that a leopard was hiding in the nearby tea garden. Suddenly the leopard came out of the bushes and took him away in the blink of an eye. Before the family could understand anything, he took the child away.
There was a stir in the house after the incident. The family members immediately informed the police and forest department. The search operation went on the whole night. After several hours of searching, Saiful's body was found inside the garden. There were deep marks of a leopard attack on his body. Seeing this, everyone's heart sank. The family and villagers are in shock.
The most frightening thing is that this is the third such incident in the last eight months. In August, eight-year-old Noorjil Haq was taken away by a leopard. His body was found several kilometers away. In June, four-year-old Roshini also became the victim of a leopard. The death of three consecutive children has spread fear in the entire area.
Leopards are often seen around tea gardens. Dense bushes and hilly terrain provide them a place to hide. Villagers say that leopards consider small children as easy prey. For this reason, people are now afraid of leaving their children outside.
There is both anger and fear in the village. People want the forest department to take immediate action, and this leopard should be caught. There is also a demand to increase security and cordon off the gardens. Forest officials say that teams are monitoring the leopard's activity in the area and preparations are being made to set traps.
The continuous incidents have raised the question as to how the distance between human settlements and forests has become so short. But for now, the village has only one concern—the safety of the children.
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