Overview
- A male leopard was trapped in a cage at Pimparkhed in Shirur, the area where 13-year-old Rohan Bombe was killed, and officials said it may be moved to Vantara in Jamnagar.
- The forest department authorised capture by traps or tranquilisation with permission to shoot if capture is not feasible, and sharpshooter teams were deployed under the order.
- Villagers staged day-long rasta roko blockades on the Pune–Nashik highway, torched a patrol vehicle and a Rapid Response Force office, and demanded gun licences and immediate action.
- Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar approved Rs 11.25 crore for 20 rescue teams and equipment, including hundreds of cages, tranquilising guns and surveillance cameras for the Junnar division.
- Forest Minister Ganesh Naik announced 200 cages immediately with 1,000 more to be procured, satellite-based AI alerts, fencing and relocation plans, while proposals for sterilisation and permission to put down man-eaters have been taken up with the Centre by state leaders including the Chief Minister.