Amreli, January 26: A man was injured after being attacked by a lioness in a village on the outskirts of the Gir forest region today, forest officials said here.
The incident took place when one Shivabhai Gohil and a dozen other men were working in the fields in Fifad village of Savarkundla taluka of this district, they said.
The lioness, along with her cubs, had ventured into the fields which border Gir forest, they said, adding, the wild animal ran into the forest after other persons working there scared her away, the officials said.
Gohil is undergoing treatment at the Civil Hospital here and his condition is said to be stable, they said.
–Agencies