Kamla is in hospital, in a critical condition.
Dehradun:
Killing a big cat with bare hands had so far been the domain of Africa's Masai warriors. But an elderly woman in an Uttarakhand village - 56-year-old Kamla -- has equalled the feat.
On the wee hours of Sunday, when Kamla was tilling her fields, a leopard attacked her.
The leopard population in Uttarakhand's Garhwal region is growing, and man-animal conflicts are becoming more and more a norm.
As she shouted for help, Kamla fought back. All she had were a few puny farming tools. By the time the villagers arrived to rescue her, she had been grievously injured. And the leopard -- dead.
Almost 48 hours on, Kamla is in hospital, in a critical condition, fighting for her life.
But she is well on her way to becoming the subject of local folklore.
On the wee hours of Sunday, when Kamla was tilling her fields, a leopard attacked her.
The leopard population in Uttarakhand's Garhwal region is growing, and man-animal conflicts are becoming more and more a norm.
As she shouted for help, Kamla fought back. All she had were a few puny farming tools. By the time the villagers arrived to rescue her, she had been grievously injured. And the leopard -- dead.
Almost 48 hours on, Kamla is in hospital, in a critical condition, fighting for her life.
But she is well on her way to becoming the subject of local folklore.
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