Leopard Spotted in Maharashtra: Panic Grips As Big Cat Strays into Ahmednagar's Kopargaon Town, Video Surfaces

Panic gripped the residents of Kopargaon town in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar after a leopard strayed into a residential area. A video has surfaced on social media that shows the leopard roaming on the road. In the 8-second video, an elderly man can be seen getting dangerously close to the big cat, apparently to drive it away from the residential area, during which he collapses in front of the animal. Lucky for him, the leopard did not attack. The locals then informed the Forest Department officials, who rushed to the spot to capture the leopard. Leopard in Maharashtra Video: Big Cat Enters Barn, Kills and Eats Goat in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

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#Maharashtra: Panic gripped the residents of Maharashtra's Kopargaon after a leopard strayed into a residential area of the town. A video shows the leopard roaming on a road in Kopargaon. Efforts are on to capture the leopard and release the big cat to the forest. pic.twitter.com/yQTtzKf4Iw

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