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Leopard killed in Gossaigaon

By Hantigiri Narzary |

A section local residents in Gossaigaon mercilessly killed a full grown leopard after one person sustained injury in its attack on Monday.

The incident took place at Jingribil area under Bauraguri police station in Gossaigaon subdivision of Kokrajhar district on Monday where the animal which came out of the Ripu-chirang reserve forest under Kachgaon forest division on Sunday in search of home sneaked into human habitat on Monday.

Identified as Jwngsar Brahma, the 18 year old youth was injured in the attack in the morning. The angry villagers attacked the animal with sticks and sharp weapons where the animal died on the spot.

 

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