India, Dec. 10 -- A 50-year-old woman was seriously injured in a leopard attack early Tuesday near Kolashet Vasti in Ashtapur, Haveli taluka, triggering panic among residents and renewed concerns over the rising human-wildlife conflict on Pune's outskirts.

The victim, Anjana Valmik Kotwal, was on her way to Khanapur around 5.15 am for a dashakriya vidhi (post-cremation ritual) when the leopard suddenly pounced on her. The animal, reportedly hiding in bushes along the pathway, attacked her on the head and leg, causing her to collapse. Kotwal began shouting for help, prompting the leopard to flee.

Local villagers rushed her to a private hospital in Wagholi, where doctors said she is out of danger.

The incident has heightened tension in t...