Panic spread in Mumbai’s Bhayandar East on Friday after a leopard entered the Talav Road residential area. It injured four people after straying into Parijat Building. Fire brigade teams rescued a woman
from a flat and, after several hours of operation, the feline was tranquilised and captured.
“A leopard strayed into a densely-populated residential area located along the Talav Road in Bhayandar East in the early hours, and attacked some passers-by. The big cat then entered a building named ‘Parijat’, where it attacked a few residents,” an official was quoted as saying by PTI.
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Upon spotting the leopard inside the building, the residents panicked and rushed indoors. “The sudden appearance of the big cat triggered chaos, with frightened residents rushing indoors,” the official said.
On being alerted about the incident, personnel of the Navghar police station and Bhayandar fire brigade rushed to the spot and launched an operation to secure the area. Teams from the forest department in Thane and the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) also came to the spot.
“The animal was eventually cornered and trapped inside a first-floor flat in the building, preventing further harm to the residents. The entire building and the surrounding areas were cordoned off as a precautionary measure, and the residents were advised to remain indoors,” the official said.
The animal will be shifted to the Leopard Rescue Centre in the SGNP, located in Mumbai’s Borivali area.
