A male leopard which strayed into a school in the southern Indian city of Bangalore injured five people during an hours-long attempt to catch the beast, a wildlife official said.
Photos of the incident show the animal prowling around the closed school on Sunday and trying to maul forestry officials, a wildlife activist and others who came too close.
Ravi Ralph, chief wildlife officer in the state of Karnataka, said the leopard appeared to have got into the school from a nearby forest area by jumping over the compound's wall.The animal is seen attacking a man lying on the ground who uses his hand to defend himself.
The cat is also shown sinking its claws into a man's leg as he tries to climb a gate.
"The leopard was caught and caged after a four-hour operation, when it was trapped in a room with one tranquiliser shot through a wire-meshed ventilator," Ralph told AFP.
His victims were treated for minor injuries.
Leopards number between 12,000 to 14,000, according to a national survey released last year.
They are increasingly venturing into populated areas as their habitats become depleted.
A leopard killed a five-year-old boy in the courtyard of his home in central India in 2014.
Video footage from Mumbai in 2013 showed a leopard creeping into an apartment block foyer and snatching a small dog.
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