Jaipur— A major scare gripped Jaipur’s high-security Civil Lines area on Thursday after a leopard was spotted moving through several residential properties, including a school campus and the official residence of a Rajasthan cabinet minister, officials confirmed.
The first sighting occurred when the leopard entered the Tiny Blossom Senior Secondary School. The school staff immediately secured students inside classrooms to ensure their safety, forest officials said.
Earlier the same morning, the animal reportedly made its way into the official residence of Water Resources Minister Suresh Rawat. The minister’s bungalow is located directly across from the home of senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot.
The Civil Lines neighbourhood is one of the most sensitive zones in the city, housing the Raj Bhavan, the chief minister’s residence and quarters of key ministers and top bureaucrats.
A full-scale search and rescue operation has been launched by the forest department. Ranger Jitendra Singh Shekhawat said teams were actively combing the minister’s residence and adjacent compounds. He added that efforts were underway to tranquillise the leopard and capture it without harm.
Additional forest teams have been deployed to seal off the area, and residents have been urged to remain indoors until the animal is located.
