Overview
- A leopard moving through the Dehu Road Ammunition Factory zone, Durgadevi Tekdi and the Ravet–Mhaskewasti belt was captured on CCTV, with sightings late Tuesday prompting a coordinated search.
- Forest Department teams expanded patrols and tracking through nearby forest patches, with PCMC’s disaster cell and the Fire Brigade joining the effort.
- Officials said no attacks have been reported and urged residents to avoid isolated paths at dawn or dusk, travel in groups and call in any fresh sightings.
- Rough, hilly terrain and dense cover are slowing attempts to pinpoint the cat’s location, as crews prepare cage traps and plan extra camera monitoring.
- This stretch sits at an urban–forest edge where leopards often move at night, a pattern seen in a 2025 Nigdi incident that ended with tranquilisation and rescue.