Leopard shot after mauling 13

A wild leopard has gone on a day long rampage through an oil company compound, mauling 13 people before it was shot by security guards.

The fully grown male somehow found its way into the grounds of the Oil India Limited campus in far northern India and attacked five staff members.

The entire scene was captured on camera, showing the guards wrestling with the leopard in an attempt to capture it in a net.

Leopard mauls 13. Photo: AAP
Leopard mauls 13. Photo: AAP

Forest guards were called to the scene to shoot the beast with a tranquiliser dart, which only made him more aggressive.

The leopard then turned on a group of nearby workers, mauling several others, before the guards were forced to shoot it to death.

Several leopards have been spotted in the area in recent days; they are believed to be preying on local cattle.

Leopard mauls 13, Photo: AAP
Leopard mauls 13, Photo: AAP