Hunt for elusive leopard continues; Probe on in Daund baby death case

Authorities said no flight operations have been affected due to the animal's presence at the airport

- Gayatri Vajpeyee

PUNE: While there are signs confirming the presence of a leopard on the premises of Pune Airport in Lohegaon, the animal continues to evade capture five days into the launch of search operations.

In a separate incident in Daund, efforts have continued for over 40 hours to verify the alleged involvement of a leopard in the death of an 11-month-old baby boy. Forest officials have recovered a few body parts of the infant around 500 metres from the site of the incident.

A post-mortem examination has been conducted and the report is awaited. Meanwhile, police officials are also investigating the case to determine the exact cause of death.