Leopard dies after trapped in barbed wire fence in Coimbatore

A leopard died on Sunday after getting entangled in an old barbed wire fence erected around a private plot in the Patta land area of Coimbatore in Tamil NaduThe incident occurred approximately 500 meters from the Poluvampatti Block I forest area specifically within the Modamathi section of the Madukkarai Forest Range Navakkarai Division as the animal was exiting from the gardenFurther details regarding the cause of death and the animals condition will be provided following the results of a formal postmortem examinationMeanwhile in a horrific incident a forest guard was killed and another was injured after they were attacked by a rhino in Assams Kaziranga National Park amp Tiger Reserve on Sunday officials saidThe deceased forest guard was identified as SahabuddinAccording to the Kaziranga National Park authority the incident occurred near the Bordoloni Forest Camp in the Kohora RangeArun Vignesh CS DFO and Deputy Director of Kaziranga National Park said that the rhino attacked them near the Bordoloni Forest Camp area under the Kohora range at around 12 noon while they were on dutyOne of our staff members Sahabuddin a homeguard posted in Bordoloni Camp of Kohora Range was attacked by a rhino at about 12 noon while on duty and passed away while being brought to Kohora hospital In the same incident another staff member Ramen Borah was injured and is currently being shifted to Jorhat Medical College amp Hospital for treatment Arun Vignesh saidEarlier on November 27 2025 a fourandahalfyearold boy in the Nimgav area of Khed Tehsil Pune was attacked by a leopard near his house on Tuesday evening around 830 pm while he was playing officials saidThe child identified as Devansh Gawhane was reportedly grabbed by the neck and dragged for a few metres before locals intervenedThe boy sustained injuries to his neck and face and was rushed to the government hospital in Khed for treatment Later his condition became stableForest officials have launched a search operation and increased vigilance following repeated leopard attacks in the areaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever