Police, neighboring residents and forest officials were in for a scare when a leopard sneaked into a police station in Kotwali, located in the northwest India city of Chittorgarh, on Sunday.<br /><br />According to local media, residents fled their homes as the male leopard entered the area before slipping into the police station compound. Forest officials arrived on scene and laid a trap, but the leopard, sensing commotion, never made its way near it and retreated to the bush.<br /><br />After dusk, officials used search lights to continue the operation, eventually catching and tranquilizing the creature.
