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Assam: Man injured after trying to take close-up pic of leopard in Dibrugarh

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DIBRUGARH: A man was severely injured after being attacked by a leopard while trying to click a photo of it in Upper Assam’s Dibrugarh on Saturday.

The incident was reported near Kharjan Tea estate in Chabua. 

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As per reports, a full-grown male leopard was hiding inside a culvert at Chabua bypass since morning. 

It was then when the man, a daily wage labourer saw the leopard and tried to take a close-up picture of the leopard. 

Suddenly, the leopard attacked the person and he sustained injuries to his leg.

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The injured person was said to have come from Dhakuakhana.

Following this, a team from the Tinsukia Forest Department arrived at the spot and tranquilised the leopard. 

WTI veterinarian Khanin Changmai said, “After getting information about the leopard, a forest department team successfully tranquilised the leopard and took him to Tinsukia.”

“After certain procedures, the leopard will be released into the wild tomorrow”, he added.

 

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