Archive · 5 Jan 2026
Farmer and Leopard Die After Falling in Well
A farmer named Gorakh Jadhav was having lunch after working in his wheat field when a leopard attacked him.
While trying to save himself, both the farmer and the leopard fell into a nearby well.
The villagers were upset and did not let the forest team rescue the leopard.
Sadly, both the farmer and the leopard died.
The farmer's body was taken to the hospital, and the leopard's body was taken away by the forest department.
A farmer, Gorakh Jadhav, was attacked by a leopard while having lunch after watering his wheat crop.
Both the farmer and the leopard fell into a well during the struggle and died.
Villagers opposed the forest team's attempt to rescue the leopard.
The leopard died from injuries sustained in the fall after three hours.
Jadhav's body was sent for a post-mortem, and the leopard's carcass was disposed of by the forest department.
- Who
- Gorakh Jadhav (farmer) and a leopard
- What
- Both died after falling into a well following an attack
- When
- Sunday afternoon
- Where
- Shivde, Sinnar taluka, Nashik, Maharashtra
- Why
- The leopard attacked the farmer, and both fell into the well during the struggle
- Location
- Shivde, Sinnar taluka, Nashik, Maharashtra
- Victim
- Gorakh Jadhav
- Animal
- Leopard
- Cause of Death
- Fall into well and injuries
- Time of Incident
- Afternoon
- Rescue Attempt
- Opposed by villagers
- Disposal
- Leopard's carcass taken by forest department