Teen injured in third case of leopard attack in Mumbai in 15 days

14-year-old shepherd, Akshay Rose, was attacked by a leopard at Umarkhand in Bhiwandi near the Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary yesterday when he had gone to the forest with his herd, Shahapur police said.u00a0

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Hearing the screams, his cousins, who were plucking vegetables in a nearby farm, ran to his rescue.u00a0

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The victim, who suffered multiple injuries on his face and neck, was admitted to JJ Hospital in Mumbai, police said.u00a0

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This is the third case of leopard attack in 15 days.u00a0

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Five days back, a 40-year-old woman was killed by a leopard in the same area. On July 16, Sanjana Thorat (7) was killed by a leopard when she stepped out of her Mulund home, police said.u00a0

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