Bahraich, May 21 -- A 32-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich fought a leopard to rescue her six-year-old son being dragged into nearby sugarcane fields on Thursday morning.

The incident took place in Teliyanpurwa village under the Barkhadiya Beat of the Katarniaghat Range in the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary.

According to the villagers, Meena Devi was sitting by the roadside with her six-year-old son, Mohit, when the leopard sprang out of the dense sugarcane crop and, before anyone could react, pounced on the child and tried to drag him into the field.

Hearing her cries, villagers rushed to the spot carrying sticks and clubs. Startled by the crowd and commotion, the leopard finally released the child and retreated toward the s...