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Armed only with a stick, man fights a leopard in India
This is the moment a fearless forest ward armed only with a stick fought off a wild leopard in central India.

In the amazing encounter that occurred in the city of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, the man is seen confronting the big cat in an attempt to stop it from attacking local residents.

After a short face-off, the leopard launches itself at the forest ward with its claws raised and its mouth open.


The ward then manages to strike the big cat on the head twice before it strikes again, dragging the ward to the floor.

Astonished bystanders can be heard screaming as the leopard stands at the feet of the seemingly doomed man.

Despite being injured on the floor and unable to move, the ward continues to wave the stick and after a few seconds the animal runs off.

According to local media, the man did not suffer any serious injuries as a result of his death-defying encounter.

The residents of Indore and its surrounding areas are used to living in close quarters with leopards.

Last December, a leopard was filmed by CCTV cameras as it travelled through the city at night terrorising residents.

While in September 2014, in the nearby area of Alirajpur a nine-year-old girl and six-year-old boy were killed in a spate of leopard attacks, which saw nine people die in a two-month period.