Gujarat: Farmer saves his cow from becoming lioness' lunch
video goes viral
Veraval, Jun 30: A video showing a farmer saving his cow from the clutches of a lioness in Gujarat's Gir Somnath district went viral on Friday.
The incident took place near Alidar village in Kodinar taluka, 65 km from here, said BJP leader and Keshod municipality member Vivek Kotadiya who shared the video on Twitter.
The district is home to the Gir wildlife sanctuary which has a sizable population of Asiatic lions.
The video, shot from a car's window, showed a cow trying to escape from the lioness which had gripped her. As the cow dragged the predator across the road, the lioness tried to bite its neck.
The owner of the cow arrived on the spot at this moment and tried to scare away the wild animal by shouting. With the lioness still refusing to let go of its prey, he picked up a stone and walked towards the two animals.
Seeing him coming closer, the lioness released the cow from its clutches and scooted away in the roadside bushes.
Range Forest Officer Ashok Amin said the incident took place on the outskirts of Alidar village on Thursday.
"Lions have made the area surrounding Alidar their permanent home. Videos showing lions roaming around human settlements surface regularly," he told reporters.
ગીર સોમનાથ જિલ્લાના આલીદર ગામે સિંહણ દ્વારા ગાય ઉપર હુમલો કરેલ ત્યારે ખેડૂતે #Credit કિરીટસિંહ ચૌહાણ પોતાની ગાયને એક ખમીરવંતો પ્રયાસ કરેલ અને સફળતા મળેલ.
— Vivek Kotadiya🇮🇳 BJP (@VivekKotdiya) June 29, 2023
ખુબ ખુબ સલામ#lion #animalattack #cow #lioness #kingofthejungle #hunt #wildlife #india #nationalgeographic #discovery pic.twitter.com/lDYGub9bfZ
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Renowned Indian photographer Raghu Rai passes away at 83
New Delhi (PTI): Raghu Rai, one of India's best known photographers whose lens captured India in its many shades, died at a private hospital here in the early hours of Sunday. He was 83.
“Dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer two years ago but he was cured. Then it spread to the stomach, that too was cured. Recently the cancer spread to his brain and then there were age related issues too,” Nitin Rai, photographer and Rai’s son, told PTI.
He is survived by wife Gurmeet, son Nitin and daughters Lagan, Avani and Purvai.
The last rites will be performed at Lodhi Crematorium at 4pm on Sunday.
