Caught On Camera: People Harass Sick Leopard In MP's Dewas, Click Selfies With It

In the viral video, the leopard appeared to be sick and seemed to have difficulty while walking.

Several villagers harassed and manhandled a leopard in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district.

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New Delhi: A shocking video of villagers harassing and manhandling a leopard in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district has gone viral on social media.

In the video, the leopard can be seen surrounded by several people, and one of them was seen sitting on the leopard’s back. The villagers were seen playing with the animal and taking videos and selfies.

In the viral video, the leopard appeared to be sick and seemed to have difficulty while walking.

देवास जिले में इकलेरा माताजी के जंगल में कालीसिंध नदी के किनारे दिखाई दिया तेंदुआ, ग्रामीणों ने मस्ती करते हुए फ़ोटो,वीडियो बनाए और ली सेल्फी... ज्यादा खाना खाने की वजह से सुस्त था तेंदुआ, वन विभाग की टीम ने किया रेस्क्यू #MadhyaPradesh #Leopard #Selfie #WATCH #Viral pic.twitter.com/itsP6jzxeB

— ATUL AWASTHI (@atul6622) August 30, 2023

Some villagers spotted the leopard roaming outside the forest area in Iklera. At first, the villagers got scared, but soon surrounded him when they noticed that the animal was lethargic and not aggressive, reported news agency IANS.

A rare footage of a young leopard in the wild. Villagers taking him for granted. Said to an ill animal yet the ignorant villagers seen playing with fire.
Video is claimed to be from near Indore forests. pic.twitter.com/CHL93U3WXU

— Abhilash Khandekar (@Abhikhandekar1) August 29, 2023

#देवास : #तेंदुआ के साथ ग्रामीणों ने की मस्ती, पीठ पर बैठकर सवारी भी की और #सेल्फी ली ...#MadhyaPradeshNews #Leopard #selfie #WATCH #viralvideo #MPNews pic.twitter.com/BPxqawe0Fj

— mithilesh yadav (@mithilesh501) August 30, 2023

As per the agency, a team of forest guards reached the spot after receiving information and rescued the leopard to a safe place.

According to a forest guard, the leopard was wandering in the forest in a dizzy condition.

Forest official Santosh Shukla said that the team has taken the two-year-old leopard to Van Vihar in Bhopal for treatment. A veterinary doctor also conducted a medical examination of the animal, he added, according to IANS.

“The condition of the leopard was critical. Despite this, people were troubling him. The veterinary doctor was called from Mhow in Indore," Shukla said.

The official told the Times of India that the leopard was shifted to the Indore Zoo on Wednesday morning for further treatment. The big cat was kept under observation for 24 hours and medical tests are being done to determine what it's ailing from.