Lakhimpur Kheri, June 25 -- In a remarkable display of bravery, Mihi Lal, 35, fought off a leopard, bare-handed, on Tuesday afternoon.

In a brick kiln near Baburi village, in Dhaurahra range of north Kheri forest division, a leopard, estimated to be around three to four years of age, was hiding. As soon as an unsuspecting Mihi Lal was within range, the big cat pounced on him and attempted to drag him inside a nearby banana orchard.

However, Mihi Lal caught the leopard by its neck and pinned it to the ground. The leopard clawed Mihi Lal in an attempt to escape his hold, delivering several cuts and injuries to him.

Local villagers rushed to the spot and attacked the leopard with brick pieces. A forest guard, a police man and a villager w...