India, Dec. 16 -- An eight-year-old boy was killed in an alleged leopard attack in Pargaon village, located on the border of Junnar and Shirur talukas in Pune district. The sixth incident of human death caused by a big cat in the district in recent months shows growing concern over increasing human-wildlife conflict in the region.

The minor's parents hailing from Roha taluka in Raigad district and working as migrant agricultural labourers in onion fields in Pargaon had been residing temporarily for work.

According to preliminary information, the incident occurred when the boy and his sister were sitting on the bund of an agricultural field and drinking water. The leopard reportedly emerged from a nearby sugarcane field and dragged the m...