Tragedy Strikes: Leopard Attack Claims Young Life in Pune

A seven-year-old boy, Vansh Rajkumar Singh, was killed by a leopard in Shirur taluka, Pune. The incident unfolded in Mandavgan Pharata village, where Vansh had moved with his parents from Uttar Pradesh for work. The tragic event occurred near a sugarcane field after a family dispute.

A tragic incident occurred in Shirur taluka of Pune district when a leopard attack claimed the life of a seven-year-old boy, an official confirmed on Sunday.

On Friday, Vansh Rajkumar Singh was killed near a sugarcane field in Mandavgan Pharata village. His family, originally from Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, had relocated to the area for work in a jaggery production unit.

According to a forest official, Vansh left home following a parental dispute and walked towards the sugarcane field, where he was fatally attacked by a leopard. The manager of the production unit subsequently alerted authorities.

(With inputs from agencies.)