At least nine people were injured in Dindroli village, in
Gujarat, western India, after a leopard attacked
villagers there.
These stunning pictures show a wild Leopard on the run
for 11 hours as it tragically mauled at least nine people
after wandering into an Indian village looking for food.
The killer cat savaged anyone in its path and one
villager is still in a critical condition at the hospital in
Dindroli village, in Gujarat, western India.
Local villager, Dhaval Joshi, who took the terrifying
images, said: 'It was such a dramatic day. It was
exciting but terrifying at the same time. We were all
playing hide and seek with the beast all day.'
The Leopard was first spotted in the village at 7:30 a.m.
on March 26.
He had wandered down from the
nearby Aravalli Hills, in northern
Gujarat, but got angry and
distressed by the villagers and
soon started to attack.
At one point he sought refuge in
an abandoned dwelling before
managing to catch a goat and
spending two hours devouring
the animal.
As soon as it appeared back on
the streets over 4,000 people
quickly ga
thered to provoke the
beast.
Armed with sticks and iron rods many villagers tried to
chase the leopard away.
Dhaval, 30, said: 'One moment the cat would be
chasing the villagers and going wild but then at other
times it would hide like a kitten.'
Dhaval was just 15 meters away from it at one point
when it was attacking one villager.
'It looked very angry,' he said. 'I think it was about to
pounce on me when I was taking its photo. Thank god a
villager threw a rock at him.'
The Forest Department eventually arrived and officials
tried to capture the cat.
The chase went on for 11 hours before a forest ranger
finally managed to hit it with a tranquilizer gun at 6:30
p.m.
The cat eventually fell unconscious and was caged
before it was taken away by the forest department to a
veterinary center where it is now being treated for its
injuries.
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