A leopard loped into the bathroom of a home in western India, attracting thousands of curious onlookers for hours before it was captured by officials, a report said on Monday.
The leopard strolled around a neighbourhood in western Vadodara city for a few hours before settling down in the bathroom of the Sukhadia family, the Times of India said.
“As soon as the maid alerted us, we closed all doors and windows. But it entered the bathroom located at the back of our house,” house-owner Dhiren Sukhadia was quoted as saying by the daily.
Thousands of people converged on the house as forest officials and activists tried to entice the animal out into a cage trap at the bathroom door. But the leopard stayed put.
Police were forced to strike out at onlookers with batons because they were making so much noise and hindering the trapping operation.
The animal was finally tranquilised before being taken away. — AFP