Rise in attack by leopard causes terror; tea estate comes to halt
Terrorized by leopards, workers of the Tinsukia Division of Meleng Tea Estate in the district has decided to temporarily stop work today. Sources said that the workers had gone to the division in the morning when Nagen Munda (40) who was in front was mauled by a big cat while the other panic-stricken labourers fled the scene. The leopard, which pounced from a nearby drain, however, did not go in for the kill and escaped in the melee. Sources said that for the past few days three leopards had been sighted in the area and working in the divisions of Meleng Tea Estate had become a risk.