Leopard injures man

A man was seriously

injured by a leopard in a riverine village in Assam's Morigaon district today, official sources said.

The injured man was admitted to Morigaon civil hospital.

The leopard, which is suspected to have strayed from Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park in Darrang district, created panic at Nonkeida char under Lahorighat police station.

Forest personnel have rushed to the spot and efforts were on to push back the leopard to the national park, the sources added.