Overview
- Rohit Babu Kapare, 8, was fatally attacked Monday morning in Mangrul Pargaon, marking the third child death linked to leopard attacks in the Junnar division in roughly two months.
- Forest teams deployed 15 trap cages and 10 cameras, stepped up patrols, and captured a 5–6-year-old male at the exact location Tuesday evening before transferring it to the Manikdoh rescue centre.
- Samples from the victim and the leopard have been sent for DNA matching, and officials had sought permission to eliminate the animal if tranquilisation and capture failed.
- In a separate incident in Ahilyanagar on Saturday, a leopard that killed a four-year-old was located and caged on Sunday in a nearby nursery for relocation.
- Authorities report intensified mitigation in Pune district, citing rapid captures aided by a ₹13 crore allocation, as residents call for stronger patrolling, clearing of dense sugarcane near homes, and quicker compensation.