Silchar: A woman sustained injuries after she bravely intervened to protect her pet dogs from a leopard attack in Assam’s Tinsukia district early Monday morning.
The incident occurred in the Rongagora Path area of Tinsukia, where the presence of leopards has been reported previously.
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Dipti Das, the victim, recounted that she was awakened by the frantic barking of her dogs around 5 am. Upon investigating, she found a leopard attempting to ambush her pets.
Without hesitation, she confronted the leopard, resulting in injuries to her hand and neck from the leopard’s bites.
“It was not a fully grown leopard, perhaps slightly larger than a dog. This allowed me to fight back, despite having no weapon. Otherwise, I fear the outcome would have been much worse,” she said.
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Das’s family immediately transported her to a government hospital in Tinsukia, subsequently informing the Assam Forest Department officials.
Local forest officials, upon inspecting the site, discovered footprints consistent with those of a leopard.
“The evidence strongly suggests a leopard attack, and we are currently conducting a thorough investigation,” said an Assam forest official.