Moment leopard mauled ranger caught on camera

This dramatic photograph shows the moment before a leopard pounced on a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara on the outskirts of Siliguri in India

Six people were mauled by the leopard

The big cat evades forestry department officials

The leopard attempts to escape

The fully grown leopard had been wandering through a part of the densely populated village when curious crowds startled it

Forestry department officials attempt to tranquillise the animal

The leopard is finally under control