Two persons injured in leopard attack in Bihar's Vaishali

A leopard was captured by the forest department in Bihar after it attacked and injured two persons in a village in Vaishali district. The leopard was hiding near a bund after attacking the villagers. The villagers received minor injuries and were admitted to a local hospital.

Hajipur (Bihar):The forest department on Tuesday captured a leopard after it attacked and injured two persons in a village in Vaishali district.

The incident happened at Balua Basant village under the jurisdiction of Lalganj police station early in the morning, a forest department official said.

The leopard was hiding near a bund after attacking the villagers, the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Vaishali, B B Pal, said.

A team of forest department officials from Patna, after six to seven hours of hard work, managed to tranquilise and capture the animal, the DFO said.

The forest department was informed about the attack around 6 am on Tuesday, he said.

It is not known from where the leopard strayed into the village, the DFO said.

The villagers received minor injuries during the attack, the Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Hajipur, Raghav Dayal, said.

They were admitted to a local hospital, sources said.

PTI