Overview
- Forest, police and fire teams contained the animal in Parijat Building on BP Road after a six to seven hour operation and transferred it to SGNP’s Leopard Rescue Centre for medical evaluation.
- Hospitals treated seven injured residents and passersby, with two victims — Anjali Tak and Deepu Bhowmick — undergoing lengthy reconstructive surgery at KEM Hospital and reported stable.
- The leopard was cornered inside a first-floor flat and tranquillised after initial dart attempts failed, allowing responders to cage and remove it safely.
- Investigators are assessing whether the big cat moved through mangrove-linked corridors near Reti Bunder and Bhayandar khadi, with SGNP teams also checking rosette pattern records against past sightings.
- Local leaders visited the scene, called for compensation and medical cover for victims, and urged stronger patrolling and crowd control after large gatherings complicated the rescue.