Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Five people were injured after a leopard entered a residential area in Dhar and attacked villagers as well as forest staff. The incident took place on Wednesday morning in Gujri Deheriya village of the Dhamnod forest range.

The injured have been identified as forest guard Daddu Singh, Mahesh Waskel, Gyarsi Lal Solanki, Kantabai Rathore and Vikas Dawar. All of them were first taken to Dhamnod Civil Hospital and later referred to the district hospital in Dhar for treatment.

According to villagers, the leopard suddenly came out of bushes near the settlement and attacked people. When the forest department team reached the spot to capture it, the animal also attacked forest staff during the search operation and then ran away.

A video of the incident has also surfaced, in which the leopard can be seen attacking a member of the forest staff. A villager hit the animal with a stick, after which it fled from the spot.