The mutilated body of a 35-year-old woman was found in a field near Afzalgarh town in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district, police said on Sunday (August 3, 2025).
While the police suspect she was attacked by a leopard, forest officials believe it to be a case of murder, with the body later mauled by an animal.
Afzalgarh Circle Officer Rajesh Solanki said the woman had gone to a field near the town on Saturday evening to collect fodder for cattle when she was attacked by a leopard.
Her body was later found in a severely mutilated condition.
“Initial signs suggest a leopard attack,” Mr .Solanki said, adding further clarity would emerge after postmortem.
