A wild leopard killed 11 people in a small Indian village near Siliguri on Tuesday.
The attack occurred after authorities and villagers attempted to drive the leopard into a nearby wildlife sanctuary.
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The wild beast was beaten by villagers and finally tranquilized by officals.
As Reported By The NY Post:
A leopard that mauled 11 people in a fierce showdown with Indian villagers has died of knife wounds after being captured.
The snarling adult, male leopard leapt at locals and forest officials as they tried to drive it into a wildlife sanctuary in West Bengal state.
Forest official Dharma Dev Rai says villagers used knives, stones and batons to beat back the cat. It injured six villagers, a policeman and four forest guards before being hit with a tranquilizer gun Tuesday.
The cat died within hours, and a post mortem is being conducted. It happened near Siliguri, about 373 miles from Kolkata.
The people are recovering from their injuries, mostly swipes from the cat’s claws.
Leopards are protected in India though more are straying into villages for food.
SOURCE: The NY Post
Go to the next page and see more photos of the leopard on attack.
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A leopard runs to escape after attacking a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara, India.
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A leopard runs to escape after attacking a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara, India.
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A leopard runs to escape after attacking a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara, India.
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A leopard runs to escape after attacking a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara, India.
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A leopard runs to escape after attacking a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara, India.
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A leopard runs to escape after attacking a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara, India.
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A leopard runs to escape after attacking a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara, India.
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A leopard runs to escape after attacking a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara, India.
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Locals watch the lepoard attack from their rooftops.
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A leopard runs to escape after attacking a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara, India.
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A forest ranger is taken to hospital after being attacked by the leopard which strayed into the village from a nearby national park.
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A leopard runs to escape after attacking a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara, India.
