A 13-YEAR-OLD boy was killed in a leopard attack in Shirur taluka on Sunday afternoon — the fifth such death in Pune district this year. After the incident, villagers set on fire a forest department vehicle and the office of the department’s Rapid Response Force, officials said.

The situation remained tense as police were deployed to maintain law and order.

Forest Department Officials have identified the deceased as Rohan Bombe, the son of a farmer from Pimparkhed village, located around 75 km from Pune city.

Assistant Conservator of Forest Smita Rajhans said, “Rohan was playing in the open space in front of his house, which is on a farm. Around 3.45 pm he was attacked by a leopard and was fatally injured. After the incident, a group of villagers set on fire a forest department vehicl

See Full Page