Alipurduar: One person was injured when a leopard attacked him while he was clicking pictures of the animal in West Bengal's Alipurduar district on Monday, Forest officials said.
The leopard pounced at the crowd after feeling threatened by it.
"A leopard was found lying outside a tea garden after it was hit by a vehicle while crossing the road. Local people thought that the animal was dead and started clicking pictures. But the leopard suddenly got up and attacked a man injuring him," the officials said.
"The leopard was hit by a vehicle and was injured. So when locals gathered he must have felt threatened and pounced upon them. We have taken him to a nearby veterinary hospital for treatment," the forest official said.
Read:| Waterlogging in parts of Kolkata due to continuous rainfall
