An 18-year-old in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district fought off a leopard that attacked him near his home and killed the animal by smashing its jaws with stones after a struggle that lasted more than 10 minutes. Recounting the incident, Sharma said he tried to stop the animal from biting his neck and grabbed the leopard by its jaws during the struggle. On March 6, a biker was attacked, after which villagers complained to forest officials and asked for trap cages to be set up. In December 2025, one person was killed and nine others were injured in leopard attacks in Chandyal, Badhyal and Malvana villages in the Balh area of Mandi district. The leopard involved in those attacks was later killed by villagers.

Source: The Telegraph March 11, 2026 07:52 UTC