‘Mysterious’ animal kills 13 more sheep in Niali

Niali: Thirteen more sheep were allegedly killed by the mystery animal at Badakorkor village in Nuagaon Panchayat under Niali block of Cuttack district last night.

According to reports, the sheep kept inside a shed were found dead today morning.

The sheep deaths resurfaced with 19 sheep deaths reported from different places of Niali in the month of November.

Earlier, the mysterious animal had allegedly killed over 250 sheep in Niali region alone from February to July this year.

Besides, similar incidents of sheep deaths were also reported from Bhanjanagar, Jagatsinghpur, Kalahandi, Nuapada and Kendrapara districts during that period.

The ‘killer’ had remained elusive despite massive operation launched by the forest department at Niali and other places.

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