India, Nov. 27 -- A four-and-a-half-year-old boy, Devansh Yogesh Gavhane, was injured in a leopard attack in Nimgav, Khed tehsil, on Tuesday around 8:30pm. The leopard reportedly grabbed the child by the neck and dragged him before locals intervened.

Devansh sustained injuries to his neck and face and was admitted to the Khed government hospital, where he is stable.

Forest officials have launched a search operation and installed seven cages near the site to trap the leopard, said forest officer Gulab Muke.

This was the second attack in the last three days. Earlier, Yash Ganesh Bhondve, a 15-year-old boy, was injured in a leopard attack in the same village on November 22.

Meanwhile, the forest department and RESQ team continued their s...