When the forest department staff reached the spot, they saw a one and a half year old male leopard dead under the cows’ feet. (Representational Image) | Photo Credit: BCCL

Ahmednagar: There are often reports of a leopard attack on cattle or humans, but an extraordinary incident happened in Umbri-Balapur of Sangamner taluka in Ahmednagar district. On Saturday night, a leopard lost his life after it was attacked by angry cows.

The leopard had entered a cow shelter for hunting the docile animal but around 30 to 35 cows attack it, killing it on the spot. Surprisingly, when the cows attacked the leopard, there was another leopard near that cow shelter. The master predator realised that the angry bovines were hard prey and ran away into jungle.

Locals of Sangamner are shocked at the turn of events and have been talking about the power of the animal that is considered sacred by millions.

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Saurabhan Raosaheb Umbarar's free shelter for cows in the Karvadi area of Umbri-Balapur Sivaram houses 30 to 35 bovines. On Saturday night, at around 8:30 PM, a leopard managed to enter the shelter from the back door. The agitated cows then started running in the shed while making a lot a lot of noise to scare the leopard away.

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Upon hearing the commotion, Umbarkar family ran towards the cow shelter and saw an unusual scene. One leopard was being trampled under the feet of 30 to 35 cows and another leopard was standing outside the cow shelter. They immediately informed the forest department about the incident.

When the forest department staff reached the spot, they saw a one and a half year old male leopard dead under the cows’ feet. One Calf was injured in the leopard attack as well.