In a horrifying moment, a fully grown leopard pounced on a forest guard in Siliguri
AFP PHOTO/Diptendu DUTTA
A leopard was shot dead after it attacked and injured six people in a slum in West Bengal's Darjeeling district Tuesday. In Photo: A leopard (Panthera pardus) pounces on a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara on the outskirts of Siliguri
AFP PHOTO/Diptendu DUTTA
AFP PHOTO/Diptendu DUTTA
Hearing the news, forest and wildlife officers reached the spot, but the animal took refuge in a bush, as thousands of locals gathered in the area - some to see the fun, and others terrified.
AFP PHOTO/Diptendu DUTTA
In the evening, the leopard emerged again and attacked three people, including a policeman. 'The police and forest officials then fired in self-defence. The injured leopard was taken to the Sukna forest office, where it died,' said sood.
AFP PHOTO/Diptendu DUTTA
An unidentified forest guard aims his rifle as he is attacked by a wild leopard (Panthera pardus) at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara on the outskirts of Siliguri on July 19, 2011.
AFP PHOTO/Diptendu DUTTA
An unidentified forest official is taken to the hospital after being attacked by a leopard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara on the outskirts of Siliguri on July 19, 2011.
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