In brief
A spotted leopard burst into a liquor shop in Rajasthan, India, and attacked a sales associate and a cleaner before being caught by staff and police. The animal hid near the counter, allowing employees to flee while witnesses shut the store and trap the beast. Authorities tranquilised it after five hours of negotiations and released it back into the wild, confirming that no one was injured.
CCTV footage captured a dramatic scene in a liquor store in Rajasthan where a leopard slashed the air and sprinted toward the sales team, striking a vendor and moving quickly into the store’s interior.
The feline had already tightened a grip on a cleaner earlier that day, leaving services staff breathing a sigh of relief when the animal fled toward the counter. In a tense window, employees managed to exit the shop while help rushed inside, locking doors and trapping the plant‑like predator.
Helpless for hours, the leopard was finally tranquilised by officials after nearly five hours of restraining attempts. The staff guided the animal into a temporary hold and nine roads until a calm was achieved, after which the leopard was released back into its native habitat by animal‑guardians.
Reporting by Mohar Singh Meena and Purushottam Joshi of BBC News Hindi