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For the forest officers of Buxa Tiger Reserve (west) Lunch is more important that life of the wildlife it is supposed to protect. The authorities were found having launch in a roadside 'Dhaba' while an injured leopard waited for medical attention. The leopard was wounded by the laborers of the Satali Tea Estate.

According to information, the garden management informed the forest officials at around 11 am about the capture of the leopard. But the officers and workers of the forest department came to the rescue only late in the afternoon whilst it takes only half-an-hour to reach the garden from the tiger reserve. When they come to the tea garden they found the leopard was breathing badly as the laborers wounded it and chopped off its tail.One of the forest stuff complained that despite his repeated plea to speed up the rescue operation, the senior officials did not heed. Even when the leopard was rescued ultimately, no veterinary surgeon was informed and the leopard was dumped in the Tiger Reserve.

Ravi Kant Sinha, the Conservator of forests and the Director of the Tiger Reserve came to know about the incidence at around 10 in the night. He informed the matter to the Deputy Field Director of the Tiger Reserve Mr. Y.T.Aden. Only after this serious efforts were made to save the leopard. It was around midnight that the animal received some treatment. But it was already too late and the tiger expired later.