Dibrugarh, Mar 5: A leopard was killed by angry residents in Duliajan in Assam’s Dibrugarh district on Wednesday after it allegedly attacked a man.
According to reports, the incident occurred in the Tipling Gutibari locality of Duliajan on Wednesday afternoon when the leopard attacked a resident identified as Rubul Dutta.

“Rubul Dutta sustained injuries in the attack and was immediately rushed to the Oil India Hospital in Duliajan. He is currently undergoing treatment,” a source said.

Following the attack on Dutta, panic spread across the locality and an agitated section of residents retaliated and killed the leopard.

Yet again, a leopard has been killed by humans after the forest department allegedly failed to trap the animal despite repeated appeals from residents.
For months, several areas of Duliajan, including Madhuting Borkola and Tipling, have reportedly witnessed frequent leopard movement, particularly after dusk.

“We had informed the forest department about the situation, but they failed to take any steps to trap the animal. We had no other option but to save ourselves. The agitated residents killed the leopard,” said a resident.
Human–leopard conflict has been rising in rural areas as leopards venture into villages in search of food. Due to shrinking forest cover, the animals have increasingly been moving into human settlements, resulting in conflict.

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