He died the next day but doctors couldn't relate his death to the attack at all
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9 January 2012 Last updated at 18:29 GMT
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Leopard in deadly attack in Indian city of Guwahati
By Amitabha Bhattasali BBC News, Calcutta
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One person has been killed and several others injured in an attack by a leopard in the Indian state of Assam.
The man died after the leopard attacked several people in a densely populated area of the city of Guwahati.
The leopard strayed into the Shilpukhuri area of the city on Saturday and attacked residents, one of whom died the next day of his injuries.
The animal has now been released into the Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, forest officials said.
For the people of Guwahati, bomb blasts and other terror attacks were not uncommon till recently, because of repeated attacks by the secessionist United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa), but a leopard straying into a town is rare, particularly during the day.
Chased out
The leopard was first sighted on Saturday morning near a crematorium in the town.
As the funeral of a Congress Party leader's son was going on, the place was full of dignitaries, ministers and other VIPs.
Police sent them to a safer place and chased the leopard out, but it turned towards the Shilpukhuri residential area.
"First, it jumped across several multi-storey buildings, including a bank, then jumped on to the ground," said Manas Paran, photojournalist for the Sunday Indian magazine and an eyewitness.
Local people armed with sticks and iron rods tried to chase the leopard away. The enraged animal then started attacking locals, Mr Paran told BBC.
Mr Paran kept following the big cat at extremely close quarters to get good pictures for his magazine.
Deb Kumar Das, aged around 50, was one of the first people whom the leopard clawed at. He suffered severe wounds to the head, ear and neck.
He was treated in hospital but later returned home, where he was found dead on Sunday.
Several others suffered the ire of the big cat. One of them, Kripesh Dey, had part of his scalp removed in the attack.
Later, when the leopard entered a shop, locals locked it up. Forest officials and vets reached the scene after some time with tranquilisers and were able to capture it.
"After it was tranquilised and treated in Guwahati Zoo, we released it in the Manas Wildlife Sancturary today", said Utpal Borah, head of the zoo.
This incident has once again brought to fore the conflict between humans and animals in India.
Assam's forest officials say humans are encroaching onto leopard habitats. Residential areas built right in leopard habitats have become vulnerable to such attacks.
This is the second death from leopard attacks in five years.
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Leopard attack victim suspected to be murdered
TNN | Jan 10, 2012, 11.04AM IST
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GUWAHATI: A day after leopard attack victim Debo Kumar Das was found dead in his house at Silpukhuri, the incident took a new turn on Monday with his family suspecting foul play and saying Das did not die of his injuries.
State forest and environment minister Rockybul Hussain too said Das's death was suspicious; he added the department is waiting for the postmortem report. "We discussed his death with wildlife experts who denied the possibility of Das succumbing to the injuries caused by the leopard. Everything will be clear once the postmortem report is out," said the minister.
Even the doctor who treated him expressed his doubts and said Das's injuries were not fatal. Das had sustained minor injuries on his face and head on Saturday when a stray leopard injured him at his Silpukhuri home.
"I was surprised to know that Debo Das died. He was not seriously injured. Though I gave him a few stitches, his injuries were not at all fatal," said Paban Kumer Padmapati, a surgeon at Mahendra Mohan Chaudhury Hospital.
Das, who was living alone here, was found dead in his bedroom on Sunday morning when one of his tenants went to his house to enquire about his health.
Das's mother, Bina Das, who was in Dibrugarh during the incident said, "I suspect Debo was killed. He was in a property dispute with his cousin."
Chandmari police who are investigating the case have registered a case (01/2012) of unnatural death. "There is no case murder registered yet. If the family files a case then we are ready to act on it. We are waiting for the postmortem report," said city SP Apurba Jiban Baruah.
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I however suspect that he died of medicine e.g. antibiotic allegy.
