GOLAGHAT: A forest guard was killed
when he was attacked by a rhino in the Kaziranga National Park in Upper Assam, a
senior forest official said on Thursday.
Forest guard Ranjit Medhi
and two others were patrolling in the Bagori range of the national park last
night when the rhino attacked them, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Dibodhar
Gogoi said.
As guards attempted to flee, Ranjit fell down and the
rhino trampled him causing internal bleeding, Gogoi said.
Medhi was
immediately taken to hospital in nearby Jakholabandha for treatent but succumbed
to his wounds there late night, he said.