Lakhimpur Kheri:, March 16 -- A leopard attacked a farmer at his farmhouse in Rannagar village under the north Nighasan range of the buffer zone of Dudhwa National Park on Sunday afternoon.

The farmer, identified as Rajan Sharma, suffered minor injuries on his left hand during the attack. He was fortunate to escape with only small injuries.

According to local residents, the leopard ran towards a fodder room built near the main house when villagers rushed to the spot and tried to chase it away. The animal then hid inside the room.

Soon, a large number of villagers gathered around the fodder room. The crowd left the leopard frightened and forced it to remain inside the room for several hours. Forest range officer Bhupendra Singh reached ...