India, Feb. 15 -- A 53-year-old home guard personnel was killed and another injured after a wild rhino attacked them during a routine patrol inside Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Sunday afternoon, officials said.

Deputy director of the park, Arun Vignesh, said the incident occurred around 12 pm at the Bordoloni Forest Camp under the Kohora Range. "The rhino suddenly charged at the staff members, leaving both of them with severe injuries. They were rescued and taken to the Kohora Hospital where doctors declared one of them dead on arrival," he told HT.

The deceased, identified as Sahab Uddin, had sustained severe injuries to his chest, which led to heavy blood loss and vomiting, according to officials. "He fell unconscious ...