Farmer Kills Leopard in Self-Defense, Case Registered Under Wildlife Act

• A farmer, Babu Naranbhai Waja, in Gangda village, Gir Somnath district, Gujarat, killed a leopard that attacked him and his son, Shardul, at their farmhouse.
• Babu Bhai and his 27-year-old son were seriously injured in the attack, with Babu Bhai sustaining over 50 stitches.
• Despite killing the leopard in self-defense, a case has been registered against Babu Waja under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, for killing a protected wild animal.
• The Forest Department is investigating whether the leopard attacked first or if the farmer provoked it, and the leopard's body has been sent for post-mortem.
• Indian law allows killing a wild animal in 'good faith' for self-defense if no other option is left, but requires immediate reporting and surrender of the weapon.