New Delhi: A leopard on Wednesday (February 8, 2023) entered the premises of the Ghaziabad District Court complex and injured ten people. A joint operation of the police and the forest department was carried out at the complex, which is in Kavinagar's Raj Nagar area, to rescue the leopard. As per reports, a 12-member team of the Forest Department carrying nets and cages rushed to the spot for rescue operations, following which the big cat was tranquilized and caught after over four hours.

According to police officials, the leopard first attacked a cobbler on the ground floor of the chief judicial magistrate court complex before heading to the first floor.

The big cat's presence in the complex triggered panic and sent people running for their lives.

Leopard in Ghaziabad: Some people locked themselves up in offices, washrooms
While some people ran towards the staircase, others reportedly locked themselves up in offices and washrooms.

The leopard was running from one end of the building to another, attacking people coming in its way, the officials said.

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