A woman from a village in Maharashtra showed exemplary grit and saved her husband from the clutches of a leopard while fighting valiantly with the feline.

Showing no sign of fear in such a situation, Sanjana Pawade, who is in her late 30s, grabbed the leopard's tail and pulled it back, following which the carnivore lost its grip on the man and the latter got saved, forest officials said on Wednesday while lauding the woman's bravery.