CAMERAS captured the moment a fully grown leopard pounced on a forestry department official in a village in India.

A leopard that mauled 11 people in a fierce showdown with Indian villagers has died of knife wounds after being captured.

More than 60 people were injured and dozens of vehicles set ablaze in eastern India when an angry mob demonstrated after a radio host made derogatory comments about the winner of the popular television show Indian Idol, officials said today.