Beed, Dec 14 (PTI) A horse and a sheep were killed in a suspected leopard attack in Shirur Kasar tehsil in Maharashtra's Beed district in the early hours of Sunday, officials said.

The incident took place around 1:30am in Fulsangavi, where shepherds from Bhigwan area in Pune district had camped with their livestock for grazing, they added.

Forest department officials who inspected the site said the possibility of a leopard attack cannot be ruled out and will be confirmed after the post mortem reports are received.

There are reports of leopard movement in the area for the past 15 days, the officials said.

"The animals were tethered in the field of farmer Subhash Dhakane when the horse and sheep were attacked. The wild animal later fled," shepherd Nathu Gopane said.

A local farmer said

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