Guwahati: A man was injured when a leopard attacked him while he was clicking pictures of the animal in Upper Assam’s Dibrugarh on Saturday.
The incident took place near Kharjan Tea estate in Chabua.
According to reports, a full-grown male leopard has been lurking inside a culvert at Chabua bypass since the morning.
Reportedly, the man, a daily wage labourer noticed the leopard and he attempted to take a close-up photograph of it.
The leopard attacked the person unexpectedly and he sustained injuries to his leg.
The injured person was said to have come from Dhakuakhana.
A team from the Tinsukia Forest Department then arrived on the spot and tranquillized the leopard.
“After receiving information about the leopard, a forest department team successfully tranquillized the leopard and sent him to Tinsukia,” WTI veterinarian Khanin Changmai said.
“The leopard will be released into the wild tomorrow after specific processes,” he continued.