A 65-year-old woman was saved from a leopard’s jaws by her 72-year-old husband at Poshera village in Jawhar taluka of Thane district, late on Friday. The leopard had attacked the woman, Parvati Sapte, on her head and neck leading to serious injuries.  The incident took place when Parvati and her husband Kashinath were at their hut in the night.

Parvati thought she heard a cow at their farm and went out to check and found a leopard instead. As the leopard attacked her, Parvati tried to escape and ran towards the hut. However, the leopard managed to grab hold of her, bit her on the neck and tried to drag her towards the jungle. Meanwhile, Kashinath heard her screams and came out. He lunged at the leopard with a bamboo stick and managed to save Parvati.