2 lioness found dead in Saurashtra region

Amreli

The bodies of two lioness have been recovered from two different places of Saurashtra region of Gujarat in last 24 hours.

The decomposed body of a 8 to 9 year old lioness was found inside a well in Rabarika village under Khambha taluka of Amreli district which falls in the vicinity of the Tulsishyam range of the eastern Gir forests in Gujarat, the sole abode of Asiatic lions in the world.

The body of another lioness was today found from the sea side in Dodiya of Mahuva taluka of Bhavnagar district.

DCF T. Karuppasamy today said that the body of the lioness which had fallen in the around 70 ft deep open well in the farm of Ashok Devji Barvaliya in Rabarika village under Raidipati revenue beat was sent for post mortem today. It was pulled out last evening. The matter was being investigated.

Meanwhile, an official in the RFO office of Mahuva said that the body of a lioness was found lying near the sea in Dodiya. ‘The team has rushed to the spot. we are awaiting detailed information,’ he said.

Notably two incidents of lion caused human deaths have been reported from the Amreli district in last around one month. One such incident took place late Sunday night when a lioness killed a 50 year old woman in Bharad village under Dhari taluka late last night while she was sleeping in an orchard in the vicinity of the forests with his family members. Earlier on March 19, a 62-year-old man was also mauled to death by a lion in a similar manner when he was camping at Ambariya village of the district.

– DeshGujarat