DIBRUGARH: Two women working at Khowang Tea Estate in upper Assam’s Dibrugarh were injured after a leopard attacked them while they were working.

The injured have been identified as Asrita Kujur(26) and Anita Tirki(25) of the Khowang tea estate.

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Sources said they were admitted to tea garden hospital in Moran.

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“They were plucking tea leaves when a leopard who was taking refuge at the tea garden attacked them”, said a resident.

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Leopard attacks on tea workers were common in tea garden areas as they are closer to forest areas.

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The forest department reached the spot and after the incident and the local resident appealed to them to place a cage to trap the animal.

 

Avik Chakraborty is Northeast Now Correspondent in Dibrugarh. He can be reached at: [email protected]