Suresh Rathwa says the big cat, which had its jaws clamped around his daughter’s neck, lunged in a bid to escape but was stranded due to barbed wire fencing. (Photo generated using AI) Suresh Rathwa barely had a few seconds to respond when he heard his four-year-old’s screams tear through the silence of a hamlet in Chhota Udepur on Wednesday evening. He heard a thud against a metal sheet when his instincts kicked in, and Suresh found himself chasing a leopard that had grabbed his daughter by her neck. Moments ago, he was trying to warn Dhruvisha against venturing into the dark, and to stay close to him. Rathwa (35), who works as a helper at the Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB) office, had just returned home, located in Pavi Jetpur taluka’s Nani Rasli area, when his daughter was attacked.…