Leopard that injured 15 tranquilised and sent to Kaziranga

A leopard attacked at least 15 people, three of whom are forest department personnel, in Assam's Jorhat district on Monday. The animal was tranquilized and sent to the rescue center at Kaziranga for medical assistance. Deputy Conservator of Forests, Dcf, Jorhat Forest Division, Ranjit Konwar, said the leopard might have strayed out of the Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary and entered the research institute's premises and the adjacent Ghorpholia village in search of food. The sanctuary is around 40 kilometers from Ghorpholia village and around 28 kilometers from the research institute. The health of the leopard after it was tranquilized is being monitored, and a decision on its release will be taken after suggestion of the veterinary doctors. Three forest personnel- the woman and a child who were injured in the attack are still undergoing treatment at the Jorhat Medical College and Hospital.