Body of seven-year-old Sanjana Thorat, who was mauled to death by a leopard, was found in Sanjay Gandhi National Park today.
The body of a seven-year-old girl, who was attacked and dragged away by a leopard late Sunday, has been recovered from Sanjay Gandhi National Park in the city suburbs, an official said today.
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"Sanjana Thorat had gone to attend nature's call near her house in Shankar Tekdi area of Mulund when a leopard attacked her and dragged her inside the protected area. She was accompanied by her mother who raised an alarm," a police official said.
Local residents, armed with sticks and axes, rushed into the jungle to save the girl but failed to find her.
The search had to be called off owing to darkness.
The body was found after a team comprising police and forest officials resumed search early today.
Earlier, a leopard stealthily entered the premises of filmmaker Subhash Ghai's institute Whistling Woods International in Goregaon Saturday. However, no loss of life or property was reported.u00a0