DAMAULI, JUNE 12
Two persons were injured in leopard attack in Tanahun last night. Himlal Barayanja Magar, 34, was injured when the leopard attacked him while he was sleeping at his home at Baghdal of Bandipur Rural Municipality, Tanahun, according to DSP Yubaraj Khadka. Magar is undergoing treatment at Moti Health Clinic Dumre, said police.
Likewise, Riyana Thapa Magar, 8, was injured after a leopard attacked her at Biruwa of Bandipur Rural Municipality, Tanahun at 8:30pm yesterday. The wild beast emerged from the bamboo grove and attacked Riyana at night. She is also being treated at the same health facility.
In the wake of escalating cases of leopard attack, Division Forest Office Tanahun has urged people not to come out of their home at night and to take necessary precautions. Earlier, six children were killed in leopard attack and more than half-adozen were injured in various incidents in the district.
A version of this article appears in the print on June 13, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.
