Security camera footage captured the terrifying moment two wild bulls stormed into a shop in India and locked two women inside.
The women are seen on camera working in a bag shop in Rishikesh, Uttrakhand, when the huge animals stormed in around 9am on July 12.
At first the shopkeepers seem to laugh, as the bulls are too busy fighting and head-butting each other to notice they have visitors.
But oneAs the animals walk further into the store, the women gather against the inner wall.
A woman dressed in a white shirt tries to escape by climbing onto the merchandise, but the sudden movement startles the bull closest to her, causing both animals to turn around.
Terrified women gather as wild bulls enter shop in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
The bulls appear to be busy head-butting each other to notice the women who are crawling against the inside wall of the store
A woman dressed in a light shirt tries to escape by climbing on the merchandise
Terrifying footage shows one of the bulls charging at the shopkeepers, ramming into them and knocking them to the floor of the store.
The second bull then tramples the women in panic as they are buried under falling produce.
Next we see a male shopkeeper entering the fray with a stick.
He uses the makeshift weapon to hit one of the bulls until it runs away from the store.
This courageous intervention gives the women the chance to get out of the herd of cattle and to safety.
Although the women looked disheveled, they only suffered minor scratches from the brutal attack thanks to the bags and purses that protected them from the wild animals.
The second bull, which had landed on a table behind the women, is eventually chased out of the store by the heroic man.
After this ordeal, the last security camera footage shows the store in ruins.
In panic, the bulls beat the women and trample them as the merchandise falls down.
A heroic male shopkeeper enters the fray with a stick, using the makeshift weapon to beat one of the bulls until it runs out of the shop
This courageous intervention gives the women the chance to get out of the pile of stock and leave the store
The second bull, which has landed on a table behind the women, is chased out of the store by the male shopkeeper
As the man leaves, surveillance footage shows the fabric store in ruins
Free-roaming bullfights are common in India. According to the 2020 livestock census data, more than five million cows roam the streets of the country.
Although the cow is considered a sacred animal in Hinduism, there are frequent reports of abandoned bulls attacking people and causing car accidents.
Tanveer Marwah, director of Muniki Reti Nagar Palika, said efforts are being made to remove stray animals from the roads.