A forest ranger got injured after being attacked by a leopard in Pokhara of Kaski, on Friday. Binod Thapa, a staffer of the District Forest Office, Kaski, sustained injuries on his head and arms while trying to evacuate the place when the wild cat attacked him inside a supermarket. He has been rushed to the Fishtail Hospital, Pokhara, for treatment. Locals have been moved to a safe place away the supermarket to avoid further incidents. Customers and staff were terrified when the wild cat had suddenly entered the supermarket at 3:30 pm. Chief Forest Officer Prabhat Sapkota informed that they had controlled the cat and were trying to send it back to the forest safely, rather than shoot it down. Sapkota assumed that there might be another leopard inside the supermarket as well.
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