WATCH: Leopard Barges Into Delhi Home, Jumps Off Roof; 5 Injured
Delhi News: Panic gripped Jagatpur village in Burari area of north Delhi’s Wazirabad after a leopard barged into a residential house in the area on Monday morning, injuring at least five people. Visuals shared on social media showed the wild animal jumping off a roof onto the terrace of another building as panicked locals look on in awe.
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दिल्ली के बुराड़ी इलाके के जगतपुर में घुसा तेंदुआ, कई लोगों पर किया हमला, दहशत का माहौल #Leopard #Delhi #India pic.twitter.com/NSvnfaFFxv
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According to officials, five people were injured when the leopard strayed into a house and attacked the residents, however, Delhi fire services sleuths, with the help of some locals, managed to lock the animal in a room, preventing the wild cat from dishing out more carnage.
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Delhi Fire Service said the incident took place at around 6:20 AM on Monday morning and two fire tenders were rushed 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.
Garg said that efforts are underway to rescue the leopard which is currently trapped inside a room.
Locals said the leopard was first sighted at around 4:30 AM and residents informed the police at 5:15 AM.
“The leopard tried to attack a group of people, some were injured,” a resident told news agency PTI.
Delhi | A leopard attacked three persons in Jagatpur village, Wazirabad this morning, as per the police. pic.twitter.com/wjapTXJRQv
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The residents highlighted the fact that the village is surrounded by a forest area but there is no fencing of any kind to prevent wild animals from straying into residential areas.
A senior police official said they received a call about a leopard barging into a house in Jagatpur village, following which the local police reached the spot and forest department officials were informed.
“Seven personnel of the forest department, a team from the Delhi Fire Department along with the local police are present at the spot. The leopard has been locked in a room and rescue operations are underway,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (north) M K Meena.
The officer said that five people were injured in the leopard attack and three of them have been identified as Mahender, Akash and Rampal.
(With PTI inputs)