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Rampage of a Langur in Galsi: 35 Injured, Police Personnel Attacked
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News18•09-10-2026, 13:43
Rampage of a Langur in Galsi: 35 Injured, Police Personnel Attacked
- •A stray langur has created terror in Galsi, Purba Bardhaman, by attacking people.
- •At least 35 people, including children, have been injured from bites and scratches.
- •Even police personnel wearing khaki uniforms were not spared from the langur's attacks.
- •Victims rushed to the Pursa Block Primary Health Centre to receive vaccines.
- •The Forest Department has been informed, and measures to capture the animal are being planned.
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A stray langur descended from trees and began attacking people by biting and scratching them, injuring about 35 individuals including police personnel in khaki uniforms who went to assess the situation.
Residents became terrified and virtually confined to their homes, with children unable to go to tuition classes, while injured people gathered at the Pursa Block Primary Health Centre to receive vaccines.
The Bardhaman Forest Department stated that capturing the animal in the dark was not possible, but they planned to locate it the following morning and take initiatives to cage it if necessary, while also investigating if mistreatment caused its abnormal behavior.
