A leopard sparked terror in Sikar, Rajasthan, after entering a residential area and attacking an elderly woman, raising concerns about increasing wildlife encounters in urban spaces.
A leopard entered a residential area in Rajasthan's Sikar district on Thursday and attacked a 65-year-old woman inside a house, police said.
The incident occurred in Ward 23 of Reengus town, triggering panic among residents. The leopard, aged around 5 years, was later tranquillised by a forest department team.
The leopard first entered the courtyard of a house in the area, sending the occupants scrambling as they locked themselves inside rooms for safety.
The leopard then moved to a nearby house belonging to Shriram Kumawat, where it attacked Aanchi Devi (65). "The animal pounced on the woman and injured her face," police said, adding that she is undergoing treatment.
Forest department teams from Jaipur and Sikar reached the spot and began efforts to track and capture the animal.
The leopard was later cornered in a warehouse in the area, where forest officials tranquillised and captured it, they said.