<p>The leopard that was captured last week after it had entered a private school here and injured three forest department personnel has escaped from the enclosure in Bannerghatta Biological Park, where it was caged.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A senior official said it could have escaped late in the night and the incident came to light only this morning. An operation is on to track and recapture it.<br /><br />"We will come to know about it only after investigation... Once the probe is over, we will fix the responsibility and initiate action," he said.<br /><br />The leopard had entered a private school near Varthur here on February 7 causing panic in and around the area.<br /><br />However, it was tranquilised and captured after a day-long operation, during which it had attacked three forest personnel.<br /><br />Meanwhile, speaking to reporters in Mysuru, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said he would seek information from forest department officials about the leopard's escape.<br /><br />"I will seek details of the animal's escape. I will talk to the forest department officials and find out the reason," he said.<br /><br />Officials said there were three layers of barriers and it was difficult (for the animal) to escape by itself.<br /><br />"We will get to how the leopard escaped only after a thorough investigation," they said.</p>
<p>The leopard that was captured last week after it had entered a private school here and injured three forest department personnel has escaped from the enclosure in Bannerghatta Biological Park, where it was caged.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A senior official said it could have escaped late in the night and the incident came to light only this morning. An operation is on to track and recapture it.<br /><br />"We will come to know about it only after investigation... Once the probe is over, we will fix the responsibility and initiate action," he said.<br /><br />The leopard had entered a private school near Varthur here on February 7 causing panic in and around the area.<br /><br />However, it was tranquilised and captured after a day-long operation, during which it had attacked three forest personnel.<br /><br />Meanwhile, speaking to reporters in Mysuru, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said he would seek information from forest department officials about the leopard's escape.<br /><br />"I will seek details of the animal's escape. I will talk to the forest department officials and find out the reason," he said.<br /><br />Officials said there were three layers of barriers and it was difficult (for the animal) to escape by itself.<br /><br />"We will get to how the leopard escaped only after a thorough investigation," they said.</p>