Overview
- A wild adult male leopard wandered from nearby forest into Todaraisingh market and, on Monday July 20, attacked a forest volunteer then barged into a liquor shop where CCTV captured the assault.
- Two shop employees shut the store’s shutter after one worker fought the animal, trapping the leopard inside and allowing others to escape before wildlife teams arrived.
- Wildlife officers from Jaipur conducted an almost five‑hour operation to tranquillise and remove the animal; authorities say it will be released into a suitable habitat.
- Three people were injured in the incident, including the volunteer and two shop workers, and all received medical treatment with some sent to Jaipur for further care.
- The widely shared video has renewed local concerns about habitat loss and encroachment as a likely driver of more frequent town incursions by leopards, and officials are investigating how the animal strayed into the market.