<p> <br />Police and wildlife officials said the leopard mauled 11 villagers of Shikaripara and Nathua under Banarhat police station area of the Jalpaiguri district in the morning.<br /><br />“The forest department squad tried to tranquillise the animal but it attacked one of them. A constable, who tried to rescue the official, was also wounded. Then, in self-defence the other policemen fired at the animal and killed it,” Inspector General of Police Kundan Lal Tamta said. Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Jalpaiguri, V K Sudh said the incident took place in the Dooars region dotted by tea gardens and forests.<br /><br />“We had sent a wildlife squad immediately to the area after the leopard was spotted. But they could not tranquillise it,” he said. Chief Conservator of forests (North Bengal) S Patel said some of the injured were critical and were being rushed to Jalpaiguri district hospital. Sudh said an inquiry will be conducted in the matter.</p>
<p> <br />Police and wildlife officials said the leopard mauled 11 villagers of Shikaripara and Nathua under Banarhat police station area of the Jalpaiguri district in the morning.<br /><br />“The forest department squad tried to tranquillise the animal but it attacked one of them. A constable, who tried to rescue the official, was also wounded. Then, in self-defence the other policemen fired at the animal and killed it,” Inspector General of Police Kundan Lal Tamta said. Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Jalpaiguri, V K Sudh said the incident took place in the Dooars region dotted by tea gardens and forests.<br /><br />“We had sent a wildlife squad immediately to the area after the leopard was spotted. But they could not tranquillise it,” he said. Chief Conservator of forests (North Bengal) S Patel said some of the injured were critical and were being rushed to Jalpaiguri district hospital. Sudh said an inquiry will be conducted in the matter.</p>