Mysuru: A video of a leopard entering a town in Mysuru district in broad daylight and attacking people here has gone viral on social media.

The incident took place in K R Nagar town of Mysuru district. The leopard was reportedly sighted on Friday morning in Kanakanagar, situated on the outskirts of K R Nagar.

The wild cat has also attacked a few people in Kanakanagar, said sources. It chased a street dog near the Raj Prakash School by the Mullur Road, but pounced on a motorbike rider on the road.

It attacked two other people, before officers of the Forest Department arrived at the spot and caught it using an anaesthetic added the sources.

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Ballia (UP) (PTI): Police in the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh arrested a criminal carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 on his head following an encounter late on Saturday night, a police official said, adding that he sustained a gunshot injury on his left leg.

Additional Superintendent of Police (South) Kripa Shankar said that acting on a tip-off, a team of the Garhwar police station and the SOG (Special Operations Group) attempted to apprehend the wanted criminal at around 10.15 pm on Saturday. Upon realising that he was surrounded by the police, the criminal allegedly fired at the police.

The police fired in self-defence, and the criminal sustained injuries on his left leg, the officer said, adding that he was subsequently arrested.

He has been identified as Tenger Nat (35), a resident of the Kharhatar village under the Gadwar police station area.

According to the ASP, Nat has been sent to the community health centre in Ratsar, where he is currently undergoing treatment.

The arrested accused has allegedly been involved in numerous incidents of theft in Garhwar, Sukhpura, and Nagra police station areas of the district.

The police recovered a country-made pistol and cartridges from his possession.