Assam: Two People Injured by Wild Leopard in Mariani

MARIANI: In yet another incident of human-animal conflict, two people were injured in an encounter with a wild leopard, triggering fear among the local residents of a location in Mariani of Assam.

The incident took place in the Forest Colony locality of Mariani in the Jorhat district of the state. On the morning of Thursday, the wild leopard attacked and injured two people in the locality. The injured people were identified as Punya Khakhlary and Prasanta Gogoi. Both were admited to the Mariani Railway Hospital for proper treatment.

Meanwhile, the forest department officials have launched a massive search operation to capture the wild leopard. This incident comes to light a day after leopard pug marks were noticed in the locality on Wednesday.

It can be noted that in the last month, a wild leopard managed to enter a hotel located in the town and injured one of the employees before being able to flee from the same. It remains to see if the officials of the concerned department are able to capture the animal without harming it.

About a month back, in a bid to ensure the well-being of the people of the locality and protect both humans and leopards from possible human-animal conflict, the forest department had set up and a leopard got caught in this trap. The incident took place in the Kakojan Tea Estate in the Naksari locality of the Mariani religion. A wild leopard had been moving around in the tea garden and causing terror among the residents and workers. After several requests from the local people, the forest department finally deployed a cage to trap the wild animals.

And just a day later, the plan turned out to be a success as a fully grown leopard was caught in the trap. The local people have however mentioned that there are several more leopards prowling the tea garden area and it remains to see if the forest department and other concerned authorities can take due action to protect both the humans and animals of the region.

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