4 injured in leopard attack in Nepal

Four people, including a policeman, were injured in a leopard attack in Jhapa district in south-eastern Nepal bordering India, police said today.

The leopard entered a paddy field in Shivasatakchi Municipality area and attacked the locals, they said.

The injured were taken to a local hospital, where condition of one of the victims was stated to be critical.

Authorities have launched a search for the feline.