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Nashik: Female leopard caught on camera roaming freely on road

Nashik, Feb 15 (UNI) A female leopard was seen roaming freely near a farmer's field in Wadivirhe Mukane area near this city in Maharashtra on Sunday evening, triggering panic among the people.
Over the past few days, leopards have created terror in the Wadivirhe Mukane area, with farmers afraid to go out at night.
On Sunday, when a farmer went to the field in his four-wheeler in the evening, he saw a female leopard walking along the embankment of the field. When light was focussed light on the big cat, it started walking towards the light.
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