11-Year-Old Boy Mauled To Death By Wild Animal In Uttarakhand

Officials said the incident occurred in Gwad village near Khirsu Khand on Saturday evening when Ankit (11) was playing with friends in an agricultural field near his house.

An 11-year-old boy was mauled to death by a wild animal in Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal district, officials said on Sunday.

They said the incident occurred in Gwad village near Khirsu Khand on Saturday evening when Ankit (11) was playing with friends in an agricultural field near his house.

As the animal attacked him, the boy raised an alarm, the forest department officials said, adding that the animal fled after villagers rushed to Ankit's rescue.