Guwahati, Nov 10: Two forest guards were injured on Thursday after a leopard attacked them in Assam’s Jorhat district.

They were identified as Prasanta Gogoi and Punyo Khaklari.

According to reports, the forest guards were attacked and injured critically while they were chasing away the leopard, which had been on the prowl in the Mariani area for the last month.

“Gogoi was sent to the Jorhat Medical College and Hospital due to his critical condition, while Khaklari was hospitalised at the Mariani Railway Hospital,” said a police official.

Meanwhile, the forest guards placed a trap to catch the leopard, but it managed to flee to the neighbouring forest.

“Man-animal conflict has been rising tremendously in Assam, and in village areas, frequent leopard venturing has become common. Due to the shrinking of forest cover, leopards entered village areas in search of food, resulting in conflict,” said an environmentalist.

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