Overview
- Four-and-a-half-year-old Devansh Yogesh Gavhane was attacked near his home in Nimgaon around 8:30 pm on Tuesday, with the leopard grabbing his neck and dragging him before locals intervened.
- He sustained neck and facial injuries, was admitted to the Khed government hospital, and is reported stable by Pune Rural Police.
- The child’s mother spotted the animal, raised an alarm, and neighbors rushed in, after which the leopard fled the area.
- Forest officials launched a search around Nimgaon and installed seven trap cages near the site, according to forest officer Gulab Muke.
- RESQ and forest teams also deployed camera traps and cages near reported urban-fringe sightings, but no confirmed images or capture have occurred since earlier reports from Aundh and near Pune Airport.