Overview
- Rohan Vilas Bombe, 13, was fatally mauled near his home in Pimparkhed, Shirur, on Sunday afternoon, marking the district’s fifth leopard-related death this year.
- Villagers torched a forest patrol vehicle and vandalised the Quick Response Team base, blocked highways and initially withheld the body, prompting heavy police deployment.
- The PCCF (Wildlife) issued an emergency shoot order—the first in the Junnar division—with five expert shooters dispatched to locate the leopard.
- Forest teams set 25 cages, 10 camera traps and drones, began awareness drives, and urged residents to avoid solo movement at high-risk hours.
- Officials plan DNA matching of swabs from any captured leopards with victim samples to pinpoint responsibility before any elimination decision.