A video shared on social media captures the moment two girls are chased and attacked by a leopard. The two girls continuously screamed for help, but there was no one nearby to assist them.
Fortunately, the leopard did not intend to kill the girls; it only bit and knocked them down before quickly fleeing the scene.
The clip quickly went “viral” after being posted online, leaving many viewers shuddering in disbelief.
According to reporter investigations, although the video has recently gained significant attention on social media, the incident actually occurred in December of last year. The event took place in Almora, Uttaranchal, India, while the two girls were working on a tea plantation when the leopard unexpectedly appeared.
The two girls immediately ran away, but both were chased and attacked by the leopard. The leopard subsequently ran into a nearby forest instead of killing them.
The two victims were later identified as Asrita Kujur, 26, and Anita Tirki, 25. Both were quickly taken to the hospital by locals with multiple injuries inflicted by the leopard, but fortunately, none were life-threatening.
The leopard attacked the two girls and then fled into a nearby forest.
“They were harvesting tea leaves when a leopard suddenly appeared and chased them. At the time of the incident, only the two girls were working on the tea hill. They panicked and ran away, but were chased by the leopard. Fortunately, the leopard left instead of attempting to kill them,” a local resident stated.
After the incident, local authorities advised residents not to go out at night and to work in groups on the tea hills instead of individually. The forestry department has also investigated the case, but the leopard has not yet been captured.
The presence of wildlife such as leopards and wild elephants in villages is quite common in India, where many villages are established near forests and residents encroach upon forest land for agriculture, disrupting the natural habitats of these animals.
According to a report from the Indian Forestry Department, in 2022, at least 50 people lost their lives in India due to attacks by wild animals, with leopards being responsible for the highest number of human attacks in the country.
