Leopard enters residential area in Mumbai, injures six

At least six persons were injured on Saturday in an attack by a leopard, which entered a residential area in Nanipada in suburban Mulund in Mumbai, police said.

The leopard was spotted at 7.15 a.m. in Nanipada, which is surrounded by hills and forest, a senior police official said. It attacked and injured six persons.

A team of police and forest officials were rushed to the area and the area was cordoned off, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone-VII, Akhilesh Singh had said earlier in the day.

The forest and police officials, along with the help of local residents, captured the leopard after tranquilising it.