Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Nuapada, Jun 3:

Days after a tiger mauled a 4-year-old boy to death at Haladi village under Khariar Road Forest Range in Odisha's Nuapada district, the big cat scare gripped the locality once again today as locals spotted a leopard roaming near a temple in the area this morning.

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On being informed, Forest officials reached the spot and kept a watch on the animal's movement, sources said.

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It may be recalled here that Chhaganlala, son of Hiralal Pandey of the village, was dragged by a leopard into a nearby forest on the night of May 26 while he was sleeping beside his parents on the verandah of the house.

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His body was found from the forest next morning in a mutilated condition.

Click here to know what happened on the fateful night.