Nashik, Dec 7 (PTI) A seven-year-old boy was killed bya leopard when he was sleeping in an agriculture field atSakur village in the district last night, police said today.
The big cat dragged Kunal Ahire when he was sleepingnear his mother.
After Ahire's mother raised an alarm, villagers rushedto the spot and started searching for the child, an officialsaid.
Ahire's remains were found later.
In a separate incident, a 38-year-old woman wasinjured when she was attacked by a leopard in a cotton fieldin Chalisgaon taluka of neighbouring Jalgaon district.
The feline ran away after the woman raised an alarmand was joined by farm hands working in the field.
She sustained injuries to her neck in the attack, aForest official said. PTI CORRNSK.
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