A leopard was on Friday morning trapped on a tree on Bhakra road in Nangal, causing panic among residents.

Wildlife department officials have decided to tame the animal with a tranquiliser gun.

The leopard had reportedly killed a stray dog in the area on Thursday night following which stray dogs collectively attacked the leopard.

To escape them, the leopard climbed the tree on the roadside and got stuck.

Prabhat Bhatti, an animal activist, said that a large number of people gathering to see the leopard were blocking its escape routes.

The leopard appears to be one-and-a-half years old.

The wildlife department would try to rescue the leopard and release it back into the forest.