Leopard kills elderly man in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand

A 70-year-old man was mauled to death by a leopard in a village in Nanda Devi National Park forest division of Chamoli district on Monday.  

The incident occurred in Fanka village when the elderly man was returning home after buying groceries from the market, officials said.

The victim's half-eaten body was recovered from behind the bushes later.

Divisional forest officer Nanda Ballabh Sharma said cages are being put up in the area to trap the animal.

(IMAGE CREDITS: PTI)