Panic spread through Jaipur's high-security Civil Lines area on Thursday after a leopard was sighted moving through residential compounds, including a school and the official bungalow of a Rajasthan cabinet minister, officials said.

The big cat was first sighted entering the Tiny Blossom Senior Secondary School, prompting the staff to lock students inside classrooms as a precaution, forest officials said.

Earlier in the day, the leopard reportedly entered the government residence of the state Water Resources Minister Suresh Rawat. The minister's bungalow is located opposite the residence of senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot.

The Civil Lines zone also houses the Raj Bhavan, the chief minister's residence and the official quarters of top ministers and bureaucrats.

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