In an incident that points towards poaching,  the skin of a leopard packed in a bedsheet was found near a lake inside Aarey Milk Colony on Sunday. Senior Police Inspector Jagdish Deshmukh of Aarey Milk Colony Police station said, "On Saturday, we received a call informing us about a leopard skin packed in a cloth dumped near Ganesh Mandir lake within our jurisdiction. Our team has taken the same into custody and has informed the forest department to further investigate."

A gardener working at Ganesh Mandir lake garden, while sweeping the area, spotted something packed in a bedsheet thrown near the lake. On closer inspection, he realised that it was something resembling a leopard skin. He immediately informed the caretaker of the garden, who then informed the Aarey police station.