Jaipur, Nov. 21 -- A leopard that strayed into the VVIP Civil Lines area of Jaipur on Thursday morning was tranquillised and transported safely, officials said. According to officials, the incident unfolded around 9 am when the big cat first entered a house in Lane No. 6. A forest official said the leopard then moved towards the government bungalow of water resources minister Suresh Singh Rawat, where it was spotted roaming inside the premises. Minutes later, it entered Tiny Blossom Senior Secondary School, forcing teachers to lock children inside their classrooms as a precaution, officials said. For the next hour, the leopard continued moving from one house to another, making it difficult for the forest department's rescue team to pin down its location. The entire high-security zone -which includes the Raj Bhavan, chief minister's residence, and homes of several ministers and senior bureaucrats - was placed on alert. Security personnel cordoned off the area to prevent public movement while forest officials tracked the leopard's movements through narrow lanes and residential patches. Around 11 am, after an extensive search, forest officials managed to locate the leopard in the same house in Lane No. 6 where it had first taken shelter. A trained team successfully tranquillised the animal and transported it to Jhalana Leopard Reserve for medical evaluation and safe relocation. This is not the first time Jaipur has witnessed such an incident. On 21 August, a leopard was spotted near Gopalpura Mod. In recent months, there have been several sightings across city localities including Durgapura, Jaysinghpura, Jagatpura, Kho-Nagoriyan, and Vidhyadhar Nagar. Experts believe a shortage of prey in forest areas is driving leopards toward human settlements, increasing the risk of conflict. Chief wildlife warden Shikha Mehra said that leopard numbers are rising within their habitats, and such incidents highlight the need for citizens to immediately inform the department in case of wildlife movement. "With everyone's cooperation, leopard was successfully tranquillised. People should alert the department when such situations arise," she said....