On the hunt for a leopard, BJP Minister Girish Mahajan's decision to whip out his pistol backfired on him, drawing heavy criticism from wildlife activists and political rivals. A video of the gun-toting minister has since gone viral, clearly showing Mahajan with a pistol in his hand, as he joined the forest department team in their search for a leopard that killed four people in Chalisgaon tehsil near Jalgaon.

A grab from the video that shows Minister Girish Mahajan holding his pistol while waiting in the bushes for the leopard to emerge