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Thursday, July 21, 2011
A wild leopard which mauled six people after wandering into a village in deepest India has died from injuries sustained during the attack.
The fully grown beast savaged several policemen and forest rangers, as well as villagers, during its rampage in a densely populated district near Siliguri in West Bengal yesterday.
The leopard was eventually tranquilised, tied up and taken to a veterinary clinic, where it later died.
A forestry department official said the animal had suffered multiple 'external injuries' as the police had used batons and knives to save their colleagues.
The leopard was tranquilized and fell into unconsciousness as it made its way into an alley.
It was then taken to the veterinary center in nearby Sukna but died.
Forest department officials believe the animal wandered into the village from either the Mahananda forest reserve or the Baikunthapar range.
Prakash Nagar, which is surrounded by national parks, sits in the slim section of India between Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
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