Gujarat: Elderly woman injured in leopard attack

Gujarat: Elderly woman injured in leopard attack
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Ahmedabad: An 80-year-old woman was seriously injured in an attack by a leopard on Monday outside her house in Gujarat's Amreli district, a forest official said.

A big cat attacked Monghiben Parmar in the early morning when she was sleeping outside her house in Jivapar village, which falls under the Gir-East division of the forest, said chief conservator of Forests (CCF), Junagadh wildlife circle, D T Vasavada.

Parmar sustained severe injuries on her head, he said, adding that the woman was referred to Amreli civil hospital.

Vasavada said a cage has been set up near the village to trap the big cat on the prowl.

The attack on Parmar is the latest in a series of similar incidents near the Gir forest in the last one month.