Rajkot: A 60-year-old woman’s nose was fractured after she was attacked by a leopard in Harmadiya village of Gir Somnath district early Saturday morning.
The victim Sakruben Mer suffered several injuries on her face and throat and is admitted to the Junagadh civil hospital for treatment.
According to forest officials, the incident took place around 3am. The house of the victim is located on the outskirts of the village which is close to Jamvala range of Gir West forest division. The village is habitat of several other wild animals, said a forest official.
While Sakruben Mer was sleeping inside the house, her husband was sleeping outside. Around 3am when Sakruben woke up to attend nature’s call and came out of her room, a leopard pounced on her.
She started screaming for help which woke her husband up. By the time Sakruben’s husband grabbed a stick, the leopard fled from the spot. Sakruben was taken to nearby primary health centre and from there she was shifted to a private hospital in Kodinar town.
Since the woman would require hospitalization of 5-6 days for treatment of her nose, her family decided to shift her to a government hospital. The forest department arranged a vehicle to take her to Junagadh civil hospital.
Assistant conservator of forest D P Vaghela of Jamvala range said, “Sakruben received injuries on her face, between her eyes and nose. Her nose has also been fractured.” He added that four traps have been set up in the village to capture the leopard.
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