Updated On: 24 November, 2018 08:30 PM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav and Anamika More
Even as shocked residents dismiss it as a rumour, forest department says the big cat could have come from the bird sanctuary or other forested areas nearby

A grab from the CCTV footage showing the leopard on the premises
In what has surprised and shocked Taloja residents in equal measure, a CCTV installed in a factory in the Navi Mumbai area captured footage of a leopard slinking around a few days ago.
Speaking to mid-day, Deputy Conservator of Forests Dr Jitendra Ramgaonkar said, "We have received CCTV footage of a leopard roaming on the premises of a factory in Taloja, and the same has been forwarded to our official in charge of Panvel for verification."