Palghar, May 3 (PTI) A man and a woman were seriously injured in separate leopard attacks in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Saturday, a forest official said.

Around 8.30 am, Gulab Madhukar Vartha was attacked by a big cat when she was working in a chikoo orchard in Karanjgaon, the official said. Her screams alerted villagers, who rushed to her aid, prompting the leopard to flee.

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Half an hour later, a leopard pounced on Rajya Kakadya Chimda, who was in a chilli field, in nearby Dhamangaon. The feline then ran away, leaving Chimda injured.

Both victims are being treated at Talasari Sub District Hospital, the official said.

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Traps have been set to capture the leopard, and surveillance in the area has been intensified, a forest official from Talasari said.

Forest officials believe that the leopard might have strayed into human settlements in search of food.

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