Panic spread in Dehri city in Bihar’s Rohtas district when a leopard from the forest area entered it on Tuesday evening.

The leopard entered the house of retired teacher Shashi Prabha in Lala colony near Jagjivan college in Dehri. However, the family members displayed courage and presence of mind as they managed to lock the leopard in a room.

Soon after this local police team was informed and they informed wildlife and forest department

“We were staying inside the houses due to cold weather. Suddenly, we heard about a leopard roaming in the locality. When we opened the door to go and out and find out more, the leopard entered the house of Shashi Prabha. The family members managed to lock the wild cat in one room and informed the local administration,” colony resident N. Pandey said.

Meanwhile, an official of the Wildlife Department’s Rohtas zone, said that Dehri has dense forests around it and it seems that the wild cat stray came out in search of food and water.

The forest department after launching an operation to capture the leopard locked inside house was unable to catch it and tranquilize it even after 6 hours of effort, the leopard was able to run away via washroom open window area .

Range officer of forest department Abhay Kumar has appealed to locals to not come out of the house unnecessary and to take extra vigil of children. Meanwhile forest department had launched its operations to nab the big cat as soon as possible.