A leopard critically injured a woman attacking her when she went out of her house in Kartaniya ghat forest reserve area in Bahriach on Saturday night. Police said that the victim Suhatiya (54) was a native of Mangalpurwa village.
She was attacked by the beast when she ventured out of the house for some work in the night while she was all alone. People ran to save her when she cried for help. The villagers rushed the scene while holding sticks in their hands and shooed away the beast from the scene. Suhatiya has been admitted to the district hospital in a critical condition. The police are investigating the case. The villagers said the leopard had strayed in the locality from some where and it attacked when the victim came in her way.