Overview
- A 65-year-old farm labourer, Tulshi Rama Savar, was killed in a suspected leopard attack near Mategaon in Dahanu taluka, and officials recovered her body from a field beside the road.
- This incident is being reported as the second suspected leopard-related death in Palghar in about a month after a 52-year-old woman was killed on October 9 near Navali.
- Local reporters and officials say leopard sightings have been reported across Palghar since August, with increased reports in September and six to eight sightings in western parts of the district in October.
- Villagers and farm groups have demanded urgent action, threatened protests, and warned that fear of attacks could drive labourers away from fields and harm the local agricultural economy.
- Coverage so far cites forest and police involvement in investigations but gives no detailed account of capture, relocation, or other mitigation steps the forest department plans to take.