A free-ranging leopardess that was not causing any trouble was illegally trapped in a cage by locals at Uttan near Gorai. The forest department has detained one person in connection with the case.

As soon as the news reached the Thane Forest Department (Territorial), Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF) Santosh Saste immediately asked Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) Girija Desai to look into the matter. On instructions of the ACF, Range Forest Officer (RFO) Rakesh Bhoir and his team rushed to the spot, and the process to register an offence under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, has begun.