Leopard in downtown Shimla

Shimla: A leopard in Shimla’s most crowded area created panic among residents on Thursday.

The big cat was spotted in the morning at Ram Bazaar by a man who saw the leopard walk outside the door of a neighbour.

Scared the eyewitness immediately hid himself and created an alarm after which the leaopard fled the area.

The incident took place next to a government school which lies close to the grain market(Gunj bazaar).

People also called wildlife officials but by then the big had long fled the place.