A leopard prepares to attack men after straying into a residential area in Jalandhar on Jan. 31, 2019. It was at least 4 hours before forest officials could trap and sedate the wild animal, according to news reports. (Image: PTI)<doc-sep>Four injured in leopard attack in Punjab’s Jalandhar JALANDHAR: A leopard strayed into Lama Pind area of Jalandhar on Thursday and it took around five hours to bolt it inside a house. Forest and Wild Department officials said that it apparently strayed from hilly areas of Himachal Pradesh . As people gathered and there was a lot of noise and some persons pelted brick-bats on it, which panicked the leopard and it attacked four persons who received some gashes.It was at around 12 in the noon that the leopard was first spotted in a house and then it entered in a plot with boundary and roof. As Wildlife Department officials and personnel tried to catch it in the afternoon using a net, it managed to escape after jumping over a wildlife personnel who fell from the wall but escaped major injuries.After escaping from there, the leopard moved around in the streets and was looking for a place to hide. It then went towards the fields. As a lot of local residents gathered and there was a lot of chaos which further stressed the animal.Later, police had to block the streets to stop people from crowding the narrow lanes of the area.Around 5pm, the leopard entered in a house where it was cornered and a sedative was also injected. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Khushwinder Singh Gill said that the leopard had been cornered and they were now exploring option how to capture it in a cage, which had already been brought there. "It apparently strayed from the hills of Himachal Pradesh and then after passing through fields of district Hoshiarpur it reached Jalandhar," he added.<doc-sep>A stray leopard found its way into a residential area in northern India on Thursday and attacked four people, reports say. Residents in the city of Jalandhar notified police when they saw the large cat inside a house. When forest officials arrived, they tried to tranquilize it, but it escaped over a wall and into the village, sending locals running for their lives. The animal injured four people, including animal control officials, before being locked inside a second house. The operation to contain it is still underway, as another expert team is coming from a nearby village to assist the officials. LEOPARD KILLS, DECAPITATES BOY, 3, IN INDIA AFTER ANIMAL SNEAKS INSIDE KITCHEN SHOCKING VIDEO SHOWS TIGER ATTACK WOMAN AT WILDLIFE PARK The four victims did not suffer severe injuries from the leopard. Conservator Kuldip Kumar said the animal bit one forest ranger, and scratched two others who were attempting to catch it with a net. The leopard also injured a resident who was pelting rocks at it. Videos from the incident show the quick creature darting into an enclosure and pouncing on one man as a frenzied crowd runs away. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Confrontations between Indians and wild animals are reportedly on the rise, as more people have begun moving nearby and sometimes inside nature reserves.<doc-sep>The leopard was finally captured after being on the loose for 11 hours. LONDON -- Editor's note: The following contains graphic content. Viewer discretion is advised. A wild leopard injured six people in India after being on the loose for 11 hours, officials said. The animal was finally captured in the northern Indian city of Jalandhar by a local wildlife department, according to the Indian Express. None of the injuries sustained by those attacked are believed to be life threatening. Video footage shows two men trying to throw a net over the leopard, which had found itself trapped in an alley. The leopard then leaps up, knocking one man to the ground, before vaulting a fence and running through the urban area, mauling several people in the process. Terrified bystanders can be seen fleeing the scene. It is still unclear how the leopard found itself in the densely populated district. Locals reportedly threw stones at the leopard, which had to be shot several times with tranquilizers before it was finally caught by local officials, according to The Tribune. Kuldeep Kumar, principal chief conservator of forests, told The Tribune the leopard likely strayed into Jalandhar from its usual habitat in the city's surrounding rivers. “After rescuing him, we will examine if he has any injuries and needs care," Kumar said. "We may keep him for some days, if required." The animal will stay at a local zoo before being released again into the wild, he added. The leopard population in India is estimated to be between 12,000 to 14,000. Leopards usually live in forest habitats, according to the wildlife foundation World Land Trust. This is not the only instance of big cats in India coming into conflict with human populations in recent months. In November, a tiger in the west-central Indian state of Maharashtra killed 13 people before being shot dead, which prompted fierce criticism from politicians and animal rights activists.<doc-sep>
(CNN) — A panicked leopard attacked five people Thursday as it went on a rampage through a village in the northern Indian state of Punjab. Hundreds of people collected on the roofs of their houses in Lamba village in the city of Jalandhar as they watched the leopard sprint across narrow streets, attacking people in its wake. “There were a lot of people. That is why it was getting aggressive. The area was very congested, very narrow lanes. It became so difficult to catch it,” Khushwinder Singh, a local forest official, told CNN. SHAMMI MEHRA/AFP/AFP/Getty Images A leopard attacks an Indian man as others climb a wall to get away from the animal in Lamba village, on January 31, 2019. At least four people were injured over a period of more than seven hours as officials tried to catch the animal and tranquilize it. “We shot it with three tranquilizers but it worked only after the third one was fired,” said Singh. “When they (leopards) are very aggressive, the medicine does not affect them.” Forest department officials stalked the leopard through the village and trapped it in a house. Several hours later, a veterinary team arrived from a nearby zoo and took the leopard with them. SHAMMI MEHRA/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Forest Department workers try to catch a leopard that has attacked residents in Lamba village, on January 31, 2019. “There was just so much panic and we were scared that there may be damage to someone. The people are important but the leopard is important as well,” said Singh. Deforestation and the encroachment of human habitations have resulted in increased contact between people and animals in rural India. In 2011, the government issued guidelines on managing human-leopard contact, noting that leopards are a highly adaptable species and capable of living in close proximity to urbanized areas. SHAMMI MEHRA/AFP/AFP/Getty Images A leopard that has attacked residents is spotted near a house in Lamba village on January 31, 2019. “Incidences of leopards ‘straying’ into settlements causing human causalities, and the retaliatory killing of leopards by the public have been on the rise,” said the report’s authors, though they did not provide a specific number. The report’s introduction summary concludes by noting that it has become a “daunting challenge to ensure the peaceful coexistence of leopards among high densities of humans.” A 2016 government estimate put the total number of leopards in India at between 12,000 and 14,000.