Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jun 26 (PTI) A 15-year-old boy was killed after a leopard attacked him in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, police said on Wednesday.

The incident took place on Tuesday night in Bhambarwadi village under Kannad police station limits, they said.

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The boy resided at an ashram in the village and went out to drop someone nearby.

A leopard attacked him and dragged him for about 150 feet, a police official said.

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A search was launched for the boy on Wednesday morning and the body was later found, he said.

Forest personnel examined the deceased and confirmed it was a leopard attack, the official said.

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