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An aged pistillate suffered superior injuries aft she was attacked by a leopard erstwhile she tried to halt the carnal from preying connected her favored canine successful the colony of Kil Thalaiyattu Mund successful the Udhagai North Range connected Sunday (June 7, 2026).
The unfortunate of the onslaught was identified arsenic R. Visalakshmi. She and her favored canine were reportedly sleeping wrong her location erstwhile a leopard was drawn into her residence to prey connected her dog. However, Visalakshi noticed the carnal and is said to person stepped successful betwixt the leopard and her canine earlier raising an alarm alerting neighbours. The panicked leopard is said to person attacked Visalakshmi and to person caused her superior injuries.
Forest section officials said that neighbours rushed to her assistance and rescued her. The leopard fled the area. Ms. Visalakshmi is presently undergoing attraction astatine the Government Medical College and Hospital successful Udhagamandalam.
Forest section officials confirmed that her canine escaped without superior injuries. They said that they would measurement up surveillance astir the country for the coming days to forestall much antagonistic human-animal interactions.
