{"id":50672,"date":"2025-07-10T02:32:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T06:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/leopard-attack-clip-shot-in-india-not-bangladesh\/10\/07\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T02:32:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T06:32:55","slug":"leopard-attack-clip-shot-in-india-not-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/leopard-attack-clip-shot-in-india-not-bangladesh\/10\/07\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Leopard attack clip shot in India, not Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><span>Footage<\/span> from India of a man&#8217;s bare-handed fight against a leopard has been falsely shared online as an incident from Bangladesh. The critically endangered species is rarely seen in Bangladesh although one was recently photographed by camera traps in forests in Chittagong Hill Tracts.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Human fight with leopard at Lakshmipur brick kiln,&#8221; reads a Bengali-language <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/2WR9-DTX8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook post<\/a> from June 28, 2025, referring to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakshmipur.gov.bd\/en\/site\/page\/9UuY-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:coastal district;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">coastal district<\/a> in Bangladesh&#8217;s Chittagong division (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/8LVV-E29H\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived <span>link<\/span><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The accompanying clip shows a man arm-wrestling a big cat while a crowd hurls stones and bricks from a distance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot of the false Facebook post captured July 8, 2025, with a red X added by AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>The video circulated with similar\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/PT9G-4U2X\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:claims;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">claims<\/a> elsewhere on <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/QDS2-6RXQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> after a leopard was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250626-spotted-endangered-leopard-in-bangladesh\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:spotted;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">spotted<\/a> in Chittagong Hill Tracts, raising hopes\u00a0among conservationists (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250709090544\/https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250626-spotted-endangered-leopard-in-bangladesh\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived\u00a0link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived\u00a0<span>link<\/span><\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Leopards are listed as vulnerable as a species globally, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, but critically endangered in the South Asian country of more than 170 million people, warning its population may no longer be viable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Previous reports of the elusive cats had been based on paw prints and fleeting sightings in the forest, according to a zoologist Monirul Khan from Jahangirnagar University.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=linGPlWGcDw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reverse search;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reverse search<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bHNimjTpxd8?si=kmrgteZmuVTPOg4V\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:keyframes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">keyframes<\/a> on Google found the video in a report from Indian news outlet\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/WTnvwWNVCy4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NDTV;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NDTV<\/a> on June 25, 2025 (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/R5HT-FD8Q\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Man fights leopard bare-handed in <span>Lakhimpur Kheri,&#8221; the clip&#8217;s text overlay says, referring to <\/span><span>district in India&#8217;s Uttar Pradesh megastate <span>that has a similar-sounding name to Lakshmipur in Bangladesh<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span>People in the video are heard shouting in Hindi.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparison of the falsely shared clip (L) and the video from NDTV&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"621\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Rtn0C8FtAacKIG9eRK9ZOw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYyMTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/8b8fa308633e4f47d3d56347d10d90da\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot comparison of the falsely shared clip (L) and the video from NDTV<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span><span>Several Indian media organisations <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/etimes\/trending\/watch-leopard-attacks-worker-in-up-man-fights-it-off-with-bare-hands\/articleshow\/122070193.cms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reported<\/a> the incident and featured similar <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/trending\/trending-in-india\/leopard-attacks-labourer-in-uttar-pradesh-he-fights-back-bare-handed-in-chilling-video-10087891\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:visuals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">visuals<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span><span>(archived\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250708075405\/https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/etimes\/trending\/watch-leopard-attacks-worker-in-up-man-fights-it-off-with-bare-hands\/articleshow\/122070193.cms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250708075820\/https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/trending\/trending-in-india\/leopard-attacks-labourer-in-uttar-pradesh-he-fights-back-bare-handed-in-chilling-video-10087891\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span><span>An officer at Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s forest department confirmed the incident occurred in Lakhimpur Kheri, in a brick kiln in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span><span>Baburi village.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span><span>&#8220;Villagers alerted the forest department, leading to the leopard&#8217;s swift tranquilisation and transfer to forest department&#8217;s treatment centre,&#8221; forest ranger Rajesh Dixit told AFP on July 8. <\/span><\/span><span><span>&#8220;Some forest officials also sustained injuries during this operation.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/leopard-attack-clip-shot-india-055905208.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link 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