A wild leopard which mauled six people after wandering into a village in deepest India has died from injuries sustained during the attack.
The fully grown beast savaged several policemen and forest rangers, as well as villagers, during its rampage in a densely populated district near Siliguri in West Bengal yesterday.
The leopard was eventually tranquilised, tied up and taken to a veterinary clinic, where it later died.
A forestry department official said the animal had suffered multiple 'external injuries' as the police had used batons and knives to save their colleagues.
The drama unfolded in Prakash Nagar, home to 3,000 villagers, in north-east India.
The fully grown beast savaged several policemen and forest rangers, as well as villagers, during its rampage in a densely populated district near Siliguri in West Bengal yesterday.
The leopard was eventually tranquilised, tied up and taken to a veterinary clinic, where it later died.
A forestry department official said the animal had suffered multiple 'external injuries' as the police had used batons and knives to save their colleagues.
Lunging: Jaws open and claws outstretched, the leopard launches itself as its prey - but the unsuspecting forest guard still doesn't know he's under attack
The leopard attacks a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Siliguri in north-east India
Forestry officials desperately try to reach higher ground as the big cat heads in their direction
Villagers can only watch in horror as the leopard which mauled a number of people lands on a forest guard
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