Bijnor, February 18: A 14-year-old girl died after she was attacked by a leopard here, police said on Saturday.

Aditi, a resident of Chhota Kiratpur village under Nagina police station, was attacked by the leopard when she was going to a temple with her mother on Friday evening, said Circle Officer Sangram Singh. Leopard Attack in Chhattisgarh: 80-Year-Old Woman Mauled to Death by Big Cat in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur.

As villagers raised an alarm, the leopard fled the spot. Aditi was admitted to a community health centre where she succumbed to her injuries, he said.

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