Jammu, August 26: A teen age girl was killed by a leopard in Rajouri district, 215 kilometres from here today, police officials said.
The 13-year-old girl Rifat had gone to fetch water from a spring in Manjakote area of Rajouri this afternoon, when a leopard attacked her and dragged her to forest belt, they said.
As the girl cried, people rushed to spot forcing the leopard to flee from the spot, they said adding that she was taken to a hospital in a critical condition, where she succumbed to her injuries.
The body was handed over to the family for burial, they said.
—Agencies