Panic spread in Jaipur's high-security Civil Lines area after a leopard was sighted moving through residential compounds, including a school and the official bungalow of a Rajasthan cabinet minister, officials said.

After receiving the information, the forest department, after hours of efforts, tranquillised and rescued the big cat, Chief Wildlife Warden Shikha Mehra said, adding that there was no loss of life. The wild cat was first sighted entering the Tiny Blossom Senior Secondary School, later it reportedly entered the official residence of the state Water Resources Minister Suresh Rawat, located opposite the bungalow of Congress leader Sachin Pilot.

The Civil Lines zone also houses the Raj Bhavan, the chief minister's residence and the official quarters of top ministers and bureau

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