Leopard enters residential area near Mumbai, injures 3The leopard reportedly came from Malanggad forest and entered the residential area around 8:30 am
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A leopard entered a residential complex near Mumbai's Kalyan area injuring three people before being caught on Thursday evening.
The incident was reported from the Shreeram Anugraha Tower in the Chinchpada area of Kalyan, nearly 55 kms away from Mumbai.
Videos of the incident have gone viral on social media.
The leopard reportedly came from Malanggad forest and entered the residential area around 8:30 am, triggering panic among the locals.
The locals informed the Thane police, Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Forest Department officials.
In the evening around 6 pm, after working for 10 hours, the leopard was trapped by the teams on site.