Shocking moment ferocious leopard barges into booze shop and attacks terrified worker who scrambles behind counter

THIS is the shocking moment a ferocious leopard barges into a booze shop and launches itself at a terrified worker. Dramatic footage shows as the leopard leaps into the shop. The leopard launches itself into the booze shop Credit: NewsX The leopard immediately leaps at shopkeeper Sanjay Gurjar, 25 Credit: Newsflash The leopard uses its razor-sharp claws to swipe at Sanjay Gurjar, 25 Credit: NewsX Man and beast tussle before the shopkeeper manages to shake off the leopard Credit: NewsX He immediately pounces at the shopkeeper in Todaraisingh, northern India. The leopard uses its razor-sharp claws to swipe at Sanjay Gurjar, 25, and roars loudly. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The worker cries out in terror and the man and beast tussle. Eventually Sanjay manages to push the animal away and scrambles behind the shop’s counter, before bolting out. With his prey out of reach, the leopard slinks around the store. It pushes boxes over and sends bottles crashing to the floor, then takes refuge under the counter. Sanjay slammed the shop’s blind shut to trap the beast inside. CCTV from outside the shop shows the leopard leaping at another man, Fateh Lal Koli, 40, before breaking into the booze shop and savaging the shopkeeper. Most read in The Sun Sanjay jumps over the counter and escapes Credit: NewsX The big cat, trapped, slinks under a counter to hide Credit: NewsX The clip shows Sanjay fighting off the big cat before leaping over the counter and fleeing. Sanjay said: “I somehow pushed the leopard away and ran towards the exit. “As I ran, I pulled the shutter down. “Then I lost consciousness.” The same leopard had attacked a third man that same morning, after wandering into town from nearby hills just before 9am. It injured all three men and triggered a huge five-hour operation to track the predator. Wildlife specialists finally tranquillised the leopard with a single dart at around 2pm, officials said. The third man who was attacked by the beast was forest volunteer Rakesh. He had been called out to check bushes where residents had spotted the animal, but was pounced on by the leopard. The leopard then ran to the wine shop where it went for Fateh and Sanjay. Sanjay suffered claw injuries to his hand, shoulder and nose and the two other men were also injured by the beast. Police cleared 1,640ft cordon around the shop and shut the main market while they called in a specialist animal rescue unit. The animal was a five-year-old male, officials said. He will be given medical checks before being returned to the wild. Comment now