‘Afraid’ lioness enters a house, injures sleeping farmer in Gujarat village

Amreli: A lioness from Gir forests today entered a house and injured a 60 year old farmer sleeping in it in Lothpur village under Jafrabad taluka of Armreli district, Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) Mohan Ram said today.

‘The lioness from nearby jungles was crossing from the village early in the morning when she became afraid of a noisy two-wheeler suddenly crossing from there and entered the house of one Jadavbhai Bholabhai Makwana (60) by jumping its wall,’ the DCF said.

The beast injured the farmer and later ran away to the jungles. ‘The farmer with minor injuries in right leg was taken to hospital for treatment and was later released,’ the DCF said adding that the lioness would not have entered the house had the two-wheeler not made her afraid.

Notalby Gir lions had killed at least three people and injured many in Amreli district in differnent incidents last year compelling the forest department to cage over a dozen of the big cats for observation of their behaviour.