Minor boy mauled to death by lioness in Ameli District, Gujarat

A five-year-old boy has been mauled to death by a lioness in Amreli district of Gujarat, a forest official said Wednesday. 

The incident occurred at Manavav village in Dhari taluka on Tuesday evening. 

The lioness attacked the son of a farm labourer from



Madhya Pradesh. 

As people shouted for help, the feline left the bleeding child and fled, Dhari's Range Forest Officer Minesh Patel said.

The child, who suffered serious injuries, was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead, the official said.