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Amid a rise in leopard sightings in Pune, another shocking incident has come to light. A leopard suddenly leapt onto a speeding car along the Pune-Ahilyanagar
road near Kamargaon, injuring itself. The terrifying episode was captured on video. The incident has once again created chaos and panic in Pune, triggering concerns over the increasing number of leopard sightings across Maharashtra. According to an Instagram page, "streetdogsofbombay", the leopard is now "paralyzed for life". It further raised concerns over the roads slicing through forests and endangering animals.
Here's what eyewitnesses said
Local reports, citing eyewitnesses, stated that the leopard darted out from the roadside bushes and tried to pounce on a car traveling at high speed on the Pune road.
The leopard misjudged the jump and slammed against the car's bonnet before falling on the road.
Soon after the incident, the forest department officials were alerted and rushed to the site. They safely rescued the injured leopard and took him for treatment.
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Pune Leopard Attack Killed Teenager
Earlier this month, in a separate incident, a 13-year-old boy lost his life in a leopard attack in Pune's Shirur, leading to major protests at Manchar bypass on the Pune-Nashik highway.
The 13-year-old boy was playing when the leopard was hiding in a sugarcane field. The leopard came out of the field and attacked the boy, killing the child on the spot. The boy's parents demanded justice from the government, saying that unless the authorities capture and kill the leopard, they would not perform the last rites.
Meanwhile, the villagers demanded gun licenses to shoot leopards after a series of fatal attacks. M. Srinivas Reddy, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF, Wildlife), issued an order, noting the danger to human life due to the presence of the animal, and granted permission to capture the leopard alive using traps or tranquilization.
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