Amreli, Oct 14 (PTI) The body of a 55-year-old woman was found near a farm in Vadala village in Talala taluka of Gujarat's Amreli district, with officials suspecting that she might have been killed either by a leopard or there could be human involvement.

The deceased was identified as Shetuliben Vasava, a migrant farm labourer, said Range Forest Officer (RFO) Vikas Yadav on Saturday.

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He said local police are roped in to investigate the cause of Vasava's death and the body has been sent for postmortem.

"We are awaiting a detailed postmortem report. It is believed that the woman was attacked by a leopard at around 2 am when she went out of her house. However, we are not ruling out human involvement, and for our satisfaction, we have sought the help of police," Yadav said.

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Gujarat has witnessed a rise in leopard population, with the latest Census putting their number in the state to 2,274 in 2023, a 63 per cent rise from 1,395 in 2016.

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