Wazirabad: Delhi woke to chaos today as a leopard strayed into a residential area in Wazirabad. The big cat entered a house, injuring three people before being contained in a room by a joint effort of police, fire department, and locals.
At least five people were injured in an attack by a leopard which strayed into a village in north Delhi’s Wazirabad on Monday morning, triggering panic among the locals, officials said. The leopard was later rescued, Delhi Fire Service chief Atul Garg said.
According to officials, the leopard had jumped from the terrace of a house in Jagatpur village early in the morning and barged into the next building where it was locked in a room. Videos on social media showed the leopard being chased by some people and others running in panic.
According to the Delhi Fire Service, information about the incident was received around 6.20 am, and two fire tenders were sent to the spot. “With the help of the locals, the officials locked the leopard in a room. The injured were sent to a hospital,” Delhi Fire Service (DFS) chief Atul Garg said.
A resident said the leopard was first spotted around 4.30 am and a PCR call was made at 5.15 am. It tried to attack over a dozen people and injured some of them, he said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (north) M K Meena said a call about the leopard entering a house was received from Jagatpur village, following which the local police reached the spot and forest department officials were informed.
Police said that five people were injured in the leopard attack and three of them have been identified as Mahender, Akash and Rampal.
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