The incident happened Saturday evening when the victim, Saurabh T. Yadav was playing with his friends in Adarsh Nagar, bordering the thick forests of Aarey Milk Colony in Goregaon east of north-west Mumbai.

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Suddenly, a leopard leaped out and attacked Saurabh even as his shocked friends managed to escape and alert the family and police.

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After more than two hours search by the Forest Department and police rescue team, the boy's mangled remains was found in the deep jungles, nearly a kilometre away, an official said.

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