Bison attacks villagers

A bison, that strayed in a village, attcked two persons and destroyed five houses here, a forest official said today.

The bison came out of the nearby Reti forest and moved around the upper-line of the Kathalguri tea garden area for about three hours yesterday.

There he injured two persons, destroyed five houses and killed a cow and a pig, they said.

Soon forest officials reached the spot and controlled the rampaging bison by using tranquilising shots.