WATCH: Leopard enters streets of UP's Sarojaninagar, creates panic among locals

Pic courtesy: ANI

LUCKNOW: A leopard on Monday created a ruckus after it entered a residential area in Lucknow district.

The incident took place in the streets of Aurangabad Khalsa area in UP's Sarojaninagar.

#WATCH: People in panic as a leopard enters the streets of Aurangabad in Lucknow district. pic.twitter.com/iO4fnIf3ts — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 17, 2018

Leaving the local people in panic, the wild creature was seen running along the streets.

In a video shared by news agency ANI, the locals are seen trying to chase the leopard.

The leopard, however, was rescued by a team of the forest department. 

#UPDATE: Leopard which had entered in a residential area of Lucknow has been tranquilised and is shifted to zoo. SO Ashiana Triloki Singh got injured trying to capture the leopard. pic.twitter.com/ADgvl9mFgp — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 17, 2018

It was later tranquilised and moved to a zoo. 

In an attempt to catch the leopard, Station Officer (SO) Ashiana Triloki Singh has been injured.

It is believed that the leopard approached the urban area from the nearby forests.