Three women suffered serious injuries after a leopard pounced on them while they were defecating in the open, near a reserve forest in the Bitherkad forest range on Thursday, December 21, 2023.
Forest Department officials said that the three victims, Saradha, Durga and Valliamma, belonging to an Adivasi community in the CTRD tribal colony, near the Bitherkad Forest Range in Gudalur, had gone to a plot of revenue land near their village to defecate, when they were attacked by a leopard hiding amidst the undergrowth.
All three suffered injuries and were rushed to the Gudalur Government Hospital for treatment. Two of the persons were referred to the Ooty Government Medical College and Hospital.
