Leopard enters housing society in Thane, Maharashtra

A leopard strayed into a housing society in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Friday morning, triggering a rescue operation, an official said.

Two to three persons were injured by the big cat after it entered the residential complex in Bhayandar, on the outskirts of Mumbai, claimed some locals, though officials are yet to confirm



it.

Officials said the leopard hid inside a room in the housing society for some time. Viral videos on social media showed the animal moving through a narrow space as well as on what appeared to be a staircase.

Teams from the Forest Department in Thane and the Sanjay Gandhi National Park have initiated a rescue operation, said the official.