The incident occurred when a group of boys, all residents of Ghorlatola (Pandiwada), was playing on a road near the village. Keolari area forest ranger SK Vanwale said the feline attacked the boys around 7 AM and grabbed one of them.
The incident took place on Tuesday, when Gajra Pancheshwar was cutting paddy with other women in a field in Ugli area of the district, said B C Meshram, the manager of the Seoni Forest Development Corporation.