Villagers in Mysuru, southern India fear an attack from a mother leopard after three cubs were found in sugarcane plantation on Tuesday (March 3).

Footage shows forest department officers seize the tiny leopard cubs in a cardboard box and take the animals to a local sanctuary.

The filmer told Newsflare: "Hearing the sounds of strange animals in the middle of the forest, they found three leopards that had been born a few days earlier.

"The village of Tumbala has been attacked several times and fearful that the mother leopard will come back to town, villagers have called for immediate action to catch the mother."

3 leopard cubs found in sugarcane plantation in Mysuru Villagers fear mother leopard attack

Today, farmers are engaged in sugarcane cultivation in the Kumbala village of Te Narasipura taluk of Karnataka state, Mysore district. Just then, in the middle of the forest, hearing the sounds of strange animals, they went and found 3 leopards that had been born a few days earlier. The forest department was immediately informed. Officers arrived at the scene and seized three leopards and took them to the sanctuary. The village of Tumbala has been attacked several times. Villagers are fearful that the mother leopard will come back to town as 3 leopards have been captured. Villagers have also called for immediate action to catch the baby-born mother.