Leopard enters Karnataka home while couple watches TV, woman faints in horror

A leopard entered a house in Karnataka's Tumakuru district on Saturday night while a couple was watching television, triggering panic.Leopard enters Karnataka home while couple watches TVNew Delhi,Nov 12, 2026 13:29 ISTA quiet night turned into a terrifying ordeal for a couple in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district after a leopard suddenly barged into their house, leaving the woman so frightened that she fainted.In the Bandigowdanapalya village, the leopard first snatched a baby goat tied outside the house before making its way inside the residence of Chikkamariyappa.At that time, Chikkamariyappa and his wife, Narasamma, were watching television. The couple were caught completely off guard when the leopard suddenly entered their home.

They somehow managed to escape and lock the big cat inside. However, the sight of the big cat inside their house left Narasamma so terrified that she fainted.Following the incident, villagers alerted the police and the forest department, whose personnel rushed to the spot to capture the animal.

The incident also triggered anger among residents, who confronted Range Forest Officer (RFO) Chaitra. They alleged that they had been reporting leopard sightings and movement in the village for nearly a month, but the forest department had failed to take preventive measures.After an operation lasting nearly six hours, forest personnel finally managed to capture the leopard using a cage and nets. - Ends