A leopard on Sunday entered a private school near Varthur, Bengaluru and attacked people, injuring three forest department personnel, including a veterinarian, officials said. The feline was tranquilised after a day long operation, and the three injured persons, including a veterinarian, were shifted to a nearby hospital, they said. It attacked a man trying to escape by climbing a gate.

The scene of the attack was captured by television channels which had arrived at the spot to cover the operation. Police had a hard time controlling the crowd that had gathered at the spot.

A forest department official said the tranquilised leopard was taken to Bannerghatta Biological Park. "It has been tranquilised and taken in a cage to Bannerghatta. After looking into its health condition, we will leave it in the forest," he said.