Updated On: 23 January, 2021 06:55 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
As per the available data, the number of people killed in leopard attacks in Maharashtra more than tripled to 27 in 2020 as compared to eight such incidents recorded in 2019

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The Maharashtra government has set up an 11-member committee to study the rising number of leopard deaths in the state, their attack on humans and to suggest measures to curb such incidents.
State Forest Minister Sanjay Rathod made the annoucement on Thursday.
The committee is headed by Sunil Limaye, additional principal chief conservator of forests, he said.