Kupwara (CNS): In its drive to provide relief to the affected people of kupwara District by eliminating Common leopard turned man eater/s, Department of Wildlife Protection, J&K-Kashmir today morning i,e 11th of Febuary 2014 silenced one more man eater in village Dardpora ( South Lolab) of kupwara District. The man- eater leopard was responsible to kill eight year old boy Zahid Ahmad Khan S/O Mukhtar Ahmad Khan R/O Dilbagh-Dewar ,South Lolab of Kupwara District.Same animal besides killing live stock of the villagers let a region of terror in the adjacent villages of Dardpora. Dewar. Lalpora, Thandoosa, Hyatpora, Krusun, and Darapora and on dated 07-10-2013, killed another six year old boy namely Sh.Zakair Ahmad Awan S/O Bashir Ahmad Awan R/O Dardpora, Lolab, Kupwara. Wildlife Department with all its required men and machinery was camping at village Dardpora of Lolab –Kupwara to kill the leopard turned man eater.
Regular search and combing operations were conducted in nearby forests with hired sharp shooters and local people to liquidate the common leopard turned man eater. Today on Monday 11th of Febuary 2014 at 7:00 A:M one Habib-ur-Rehman Khan , a (Sharp shooter) hired by the Department killed the man eater near forest areas of Compartment No: 42/SL of Kamraj Forest Division-Kupwara near Patthan Mohalla of Dardpora-Kupwara.
The animal was almost more than seven years old and the biggest one (Eight feet) so far reported from the North Kashmir or killed among man eaters , claws were torn –off and one of the canine on the lower jaw was completely broken way back, right pug was showing deep cracks because of frost, forcing him to become man- eater.
Proper permission for killing this leopard turned man eater at Dard pora –Lolab –Kupwara was already issued by the department.