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25th Feb 2014

Pics: Leopard causes a serious spot of bother as it goes on the run around a city in India

A large leopard has injured several people in the Indian city of Meerut over the past three days and according to reports the animal is still on the prowl.

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A large leopard has injured several people in the Indian city of Meerut over the past three days and according to reports the animal is still on the prowl.

The leopard in question managed to make its way into a cinema, an apartment complex and a hospital over the past three days, and according to the Hindustan Times the big cat injured several people before it ran off and evaded captors.

Local authorities have closed down schools and colleges in Meerut for the time being until the leopard is caught.

According to reports, captors briefly trapped the leopard in a locked room at the Meerut Cantonment Hospital on Sunday, but as you’ll see in the pictures above, the animal managed to squeeze it’s way through an small opening in wall before running off yet again…

Pics – Hindustan Times via Getty Images

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