Bhopal, April 7 -- A viral video showing a forest department driver offering water to a group of thirsty cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh has sparked a wave of admiration and debate across social media platforms. What was widely perceived as a touching display of compassion and coexistence, however, initially resulted in disciplinary action against the driver - only to be reversed later in the day.
The incident, captured near a village bordering Kuno National Park, features Satyanarayan Gurjar, a driver with the forest department, cautiously approaching a resting cheetah family under the shade of a tree. Carrying a jerrycan, Gurjar stops a few feet from the animals and pours water into a steel plate. Encouraged by off-camera voices calling, "Com...