A journalist managed to pin a leopard down after it began attacking animals in Dungarpur, Rajasthan, on March 31.

Gunwant Kalal had travelled to a nearby village to report on the leopard attack when he sprung into action and caught the wild animal.

The journalist claimed the leopard attacked him when villagers attempted to scare the leopard away by throwing stones at it.

"It bit my leg I fought back using my other leg to defend myself. When the leopard tried to bite my hand I grabbed its neck and jaw and sat on its back," Kalal said.

The journalist managed to pin the leopard down for seven minutes until the local forest department arrived to handle the situation.

Location - Dungarpur, Rajasthan
Date - 31st March 2024

Villagers in Dungarpur district on Sunday witnessed a show of bravery when he fought off a leopard . The journalist Gunwant Kalal who had gone to cover a story in the village caught the leopard by the jaw and overpowered him . The villagers at the spot manager to tie up the leopard with a rope before the forest department team arrived .

The incident occured in Gadiya Bhadar Metwala village near Bhadar forest area when a leopard was spotted hunting an animal near pond behind a house in village . Villagers gathered and informed the forest department while local journalist Gunwant Kalal came for coverage.

Gunwant tells when the villagers tried to scare away the leopard by throwing stones the agitated leopard attacked me , and bit my leg I fought back using my other leg to defend myself . When the leopard tried to bite my hand i grabbed it's neck and jaw and sat on its back , kalal adds that the encounter between me and leopard went on for 10 minutes and I was sitting on to the leopard for 7 minutes .

Witnessing kalal bravery villagers rushed to help and tied up the leopard with a rope unit the forest team arrived