Forest officials on toes after leopard attacks woman in Dahod village

Vadodara: The forest department has intensified patrolling and is tracking a leopard that attacked a 60-year-old woman residing in the Chhaparwad village of Singvad taluka in Dahod district on Wednesday.
The incident occurred when the elderly woman was sleeping outside her house early on Wednesday morning. The woman Bhurki Bhabhor is a resident of Ranipura village, but had come to Chhaparwad to spend time with her relatives.
The leopard bit her on her right elbow and hand.She was initially taken to the referral hospital for treatment. Since her wounds were deep, she was referred to the Godhra civil hospital.
Officials of the forest department were also informed by the villagers and were rushed to the area to trace the leopard. Patrolling was also intensified to ascertain if the leopard was still present in the area. No attacks were reported in the vicinity before or after the incident.
Sources said that the leopard may have come to the house in an attempt to hunt a goat or hen. The woman may have moved at this time leading to the incident.