Leopard shot after mauling 13 people in India

Army personnel shot dead a leopard after a day-long drama that saw the animal injuring 13 people inside the Oil India Limited (OIL) field headquarters campus at Duliajan in the Dibrugarh district.

Forest officials said army personnel had to open fire on the leopard after he managed to get into the campus, to save the people who had gathered to take a look at the animal.

The official said the leopard was tranquillised once but the drug did not take effect and the animal attacked several people, forcing troops to shoot it.