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In a leopard attack, at least 40 lambs died in Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur district, said the forest officers on Tuesday. 

 

The horrific incident took place on Monday evening in the Narayana Da Tal area of Galod Khas gram panchayat, where sheep herders had set up a camp en route to their destinations, the police further noted. 

 

The lambs belonged to Pritam Chand, a resident of Chamba. 

 

According to the police, Chand had taken his sheep and goats to graze in the forest, leaving some lambs behind at the camp. 

 

Upon his return, Chand found 32 lambs dead and 12 others injured. Of these, eight succumbed to their injuries later. 

 

Chand attributed the deaths to a leopard attack, police said. 

 

The estimated loss due to the attack is between Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 2 lakh, they added.