Archive · 22 Aug 2026
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.
- When
- Early Saturday, around 3:30 a.m., exactly one month after the woman’s death.
- Where
- At a farm in Nalgemala, Inamgaon, in Pune district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Officials captured the leopard because it was involved in attacks on humans in the area.
- 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