Rahul Kumar, a 24-year-old from Chaudheri village in Bijnor, used a stick to defend his father from a leopard attack while harvesting sugarcane. Both suffered serious injuries before local farmers scared the leopard away. Authorities suspect the same leopard previously injured others and set up a cage to capture it. The forest department continues its efforts.
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