Lioness that attacked 7-year-old boy captured

Amreli: A lioness and two cubs have been captured in Luvara village in Saverkundla Taluka after the lioness mauled a 7-year-old boy to death on Thursday night.

Three teams of the forest department conducted an overnight operation to capture the lioness. During the operation, they also traced two cubs. After significant efforts, the lioness and cubs were caged at around 5 am in the morning. The captured wild cats are being taken to a wildlife rescue center.

A 7-year-old boy was attacked in the vicinity of Luvara village while he was playing outside his house. The lioness entered a farmland near a dam in the village and dragged him away. The mauled body of the boy was found some distance away from the farm and was taken to the hospital for a post-mortem examination.

The boy has been identified as Jidiyo Gokulbhai Nayak, who was living with his family originally hailing from Dahod. The family was working as agricultural laborers in the village. DeshGujarat