Eight injured by leopards in Jalpaiguri district

Two persons were injured today after leopards attacked them in a betel vine here, while six others were hurt while trying to catch the felines in Jalpaiguri district, a senior forest official said.
      
Ashu Bhadra and Sandhya Das were injured when the leopards attacked them at Paschim Jhar Beltali village this morning, Divisional Forest Officer Omprakash said.
      
Later, four forest guards were injured after they fell into a ditch while chasing the leopards, while two others suffered tranquiliser shots that mistakenly hit them, he said.
      
All the injured were admitted to hospital. Efforts were on to net the animals, he said.