Pune, Oct 13 (PTI) A five-year-old girl has been killed in a leopard attack in Maharashtra's Pune district, prompting locals to demand stronger preventive measures to avoid further casualties, forest officials said on Monday.

The incident occurred on Sunday when the girl, Shivanya Shailesh Bombe, was carrying water to her grandfather, who was working at the family farm near their house in Pimparkhed village under Shirur tehsil.

Forest personnel on Monday managed to capture a leopard from the area, the officials said.

"The victim's family farm is close to their home. Shivanya's grandfather had asked her to bring water. While she was on her way, a leopard lurking in the fields suddenly pounced on her, grabbed her by the neck, and dragged her into a farm," an official from Junnar forest di

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