A leopard, which had got trapped in a house, tried to escape by leaping out of a window.

The video shows the moment the animal leaps over 10 feet from the floor to charge an official standing at the window outside the building.

The official, who was trying to shoot darts at the leopard, backs out in the nick of time.

The incident occurred in Nagpur, India, on April 15.

Residents were surprised to find a leopard roaming the streets of Nagpur.

Scared by the crowd, the animal entered the house of a police official called Parag Vaysakar.

Vaysakar spotted the animal in his bathroom. Though shocked, he managed to close the door and alerted the local officials, who launched a rescue operation that lasted nine hours.

The officials took the leopard away to later release it in its natural habitat.

A leopard, which was trapped in a bathroom, tried to leap out of the window after attempts were made to tranquilise it.

A chilling video shows the angry animal leaping over 10 foot from the floor to charge at an official through the window.

The official, who was trying to shoot darts at the leopard, backs out in the nick of time.

The incident occurred in Nagpur, India, on April 15.

Residents of Police Colony in the city were surprised to find a Leopard moving in their locality in the morning.

Scared by the crowd that built up on seeing the leopard, the animal entered the house of a police official Parag Vaysakar.

Vaysakar spotted the animal on his bathroom. Though shocked, he managed to close the door, and alerted the local forest officials, who launched a rescue operation that was to last for nine hours.

They failed to lure the leopard to enter a cage. There was also no space to aim a dart gun at the agitated animal through the bathroom window. They finally managed to inject it with a sedative using a stick.

The officials took the leopard away and said it would be released in its natural habitat later.