Langur Enters West Bengal School, Flees After Attacking Teacher

A langur on Tuesday entered a classroom in a school in West Bengal's Jhargram district and attacked a teacher, an official said.

The teacher, Gobardhan Bhuniya, was taking a class in Manikpara Vivekananda Vidyapith in Manikpara village when the langur suddenly entered the classroom and a commotion broke out among students to get out when the langur attacked Bhuniya, the official said.

Bhuniya was injured in the langur attack and rushed to Midnapore Medical College Hospital.

The langur, after attacking the teacher, fled away.

There are reports of about 10 langurs staying in the banyan tree inside the school campus in past one week.

"The forest department has placed a cage under the tree but the langurs could not be trapped. We are sending a team to the area," a senior forest official said. 

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