In brief
A leopard stunned a Rajasthan liquor store when it burst into the shop, attacking a cleaning worker and threatening a salesman. CCTV footage captures the dramatic encounter, during which the animal lingered near the counter, allowing both staff members to escape. Neighbors helped shut the shop down, trapping the leopard inside. After nearly five exhausting hours, officials tranquilized the predator and captured it. The animal was subsequently released back into its natural habitat, emphasizing the government’s efforts to manage wildlife encounters.
CCTV footage from Rajasthan captured a startling moment when a leopard burst into a local liquor shop, immediately attacking a cleaning worker inside and later threatening a salesman on duty. Both employees were able to escape the shop’s confines after the predator lingered near the counter.
Neighborhood residents quickly closed the shop’s doors, trapping the animal within its own building. Following a tense, almost five‑hour standoff, the state wildlife officials arrived, tranquilised the leopard, and safely contained it in a specialised holding enclosure.
When the animal was fully stabilised, authorities released it back into the wild, a step that underscores ongoing challenges in balancing human safety with wildlife conservation. The incident, reported by BBC Hindi journalists Mohar Singh Meena and Purushottam Joshi, brings attention to the increasing frequency of wildlife encroachments into urban areas across India.
