Maharashtra water resources minister Girish Dattatray Mahajan has shot himself in the foot - figuratively, of course. Video clips, which went viral on WhatsApp, have surfaced of the minister carrying a pistol while being part of a search operation on the lookout for a man-eating leopard. The animal had created panic in the Chalisgaon area of Jalgaon district in north Maharashtra. "This is not the first time Girish Mahajan has been caught on camera with a gun. WATCH VIDEO | Maharashtra cabinet minister on a mission to kill a leopard

Source: India Today November 28, 2017 07:39 UTC