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A five-year-old miss was killed successful a leopard onslaught successful Maharashtra's Pune district, prompting locals to request stronger preventive measures to debar further casualties, wood officials said connected Monday (October 13, 2025).
The incidental occurred connected Sunday (October 12) erstwhile the girl, Shivanya Shailesh Bombe, was carrying h2o to her grandfather, who was moving astatine the household workplace adjacent their location successful Pimparkhed colony nether Shirur tehsil.
Forest unit connected Monday (October 13) managed to seizure a leopard from the area, the officials said.
"The victim's household workplace is adjacent to their home. Shivanya's gramps had asked her to bring water. While she was connected her way, a leopard lurking successful the fields abruptly pounced connected her, grabbed her by the neck, and dragged her into a farm," an authoritative from Junnar wood part said.
Some radical moving adjacent instantly chased the leopard. "The feline past dropped the kid and fled. Shivanya, who suffered terrible injuries to her neck, was rushed to a hospital, but she succumbed," the authoritative said.
The incidental sparked choler among section residents, who pointed to a spate of leopard attacks successful the portion and demanded effectual measures to forestall further casualties. Following the incident, the Forest Department acceptable up 10 cages successful the country and intensified efforts to way the carnal and managed to seizure it.
"Our unit captured a leopard connected Monday [October 13]," the authoritative said.
