Latest News | Farmer Injured in Leopard Attack in Thane District

Thane, Nov 22 (PTI) A farmer was injured after he was attacked by a leopard in Shahapur taluka in Thane district of Maharashtra, Forest officials said on Tuesday.

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The incident occurred near a hamlet on Monday evening when the farmer was returning from his farm.

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He survived as he fought back with a stick and drove away the big cat, the officials said.

Officials said a leopard was spotted in another village in the taluka last week where it killed a cattle and injured a villager.

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