India, Aug. 11 -- A man's leisurely stroll after work quickly turned into a heart-stopping encounter when he came upon a lion, who also seemed to be out for a walk in Gujarat. The surprising end to the sudden encounter was caught on a CCTV camera, stunning social media users.

The video, shared by retired Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda, who often shares clips of such human-animal interactions, showed a cement factory worker in Junagadh accidentally meeting the lion while strolling near a house.

In the clip, the man can be seen strolling near a house with his hands behind his back as dogs bark in the distance. As he approaches the house, looking around it, a lion appears on the screen, walking towards the building from the ot...