Six farmers injured in leopard attack in UP

 Six farmers were injured when a leopard attacked them Sunday morning in Gusiyari village here, police said.

The incident took place when the farmers were returning from their agricultural fields, said Superintendent of Police (Banda) S Anand.

Gusiyari village lies on the border of Banda and Hamirpur district.

Efforts were on to catch the leopard, the SP said.

The six farmers were rushed to Banda district hospital.

Among the injured, the condition of four persons continued to remain critical and they were referred to a hospital in Kanpur, Dr Vineet Sachan said.