Tea garden worker injured in leopard attack in West Bengal


PTI | Jalpaiguri | Updated: 01-09-2019 14:33 IST | Created: 01-09-2019 14:31 IST
Tea garden worker injured in leopard attack in West Bengal
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A tea garden worker was injured in an attack by a leopard in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district. The incident occurred at Baradighi tea estate in Meteli block of the district on Saturday evening when 54- year-old Marthias Munda ventured out of his residence to bring his cattle back home.

The leopard leapt towards Munda from behind a bush. When he started screaming, it fled, a forest official said. Munda was rushed to a local hospital with injuries to his hand and back, from where he was discharged after administering of medical aid.

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