At least nine people were injured after an adult leopard ran amok in a district court near New Delhi before the wild cat was captured by forest department officials in a dramatic four-hour-long rescue operation.
The male leopard, believed to be around seven or eight years of age, is suspected to have entered the Ghaziabad district court building but was spotted venturing into the busy corridors only.
Three brothers who were attacked by the animal said that they were waiting on the second floor when they spotted the leopard right in front of them.
“We were stunned. It attacked the three of us and ran downstairs,” litigant Tanveer Ahmad, who suffered injuries, said.
The animal also sustained several injuries which the forest department veterinarians are treating with antibiotics and multivitamins, wildlife officials said.
