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Man-Eating Leopard Captured in Pune Month After Woman’s Death
Forest officials caught a leopard in Pune district early Saturday.
They found it at a farm in Nalgemala, near Inamgaon.
The officials said this leopard had attacked people in the area.
They used a tranquilizer to safely capture it.
The capture happened one month after a woman was killed in Pimpalsuti village.
After the woman’s death, villagers blocked a road to demand action.
The leopard was taken to a rescue centre in Junnar.
Officials said the animal was involved in attacks on humans.
Maharashtra forest officials captured a leopard at Inamgaon in Pune district early Saturday.
Officials said the animal was involved in attacks on humans in the area.
The leopard was spotted at a farm in Nalgemala, owned by Shrinivas Ghadge.
A forest team tranquilized and captured it around 3:30 a.m.
The leopard was sent to the Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre after villagers had protested its capture.
- Who
- Maharashtra forest officials captured a leopard that officials said was involved in attacks on humans; the animal had been linked to the death of a woman.
- What
- A leopard was tranquilized and captured.
- Where
- At a farm in Nalgemala, Inamgaon, in Pune district, Maharashtra.
- When
- Early Saturday, around 3:30 a.m., exactly one month after the woman’s death.
- Why
- Officials captured the leopard because it was involved in attacks on humans in the area.
Key facts
- Location
- Nalgemala, Inamgaon, Pune district
- Capture time
- Around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Capture method
- The forest team tranquilized the leopard
- Earlier death
- A woman was killed at Pimpalsuti village in Shirur one month earlier
- Destination
- Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre in Junnar
- Public reaction
- Villagers staged a road blockade after the woman’s death
Quotes
Nilkanth Gavhane
Range forest officer who described the leopard’s capture and its suspected involvement in attacks.
“The leopard was spotted at a farm owned by Shrinivas Ghadge, at Nalgemala in Inamgaon in the early hours of Saturday. Our team tranquilized the leopard and captured it around 3.30 am. This leopard was involved in attacks on humans in the area.”
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