Confirming the incident to mid-day, Deputy Conservator of Forests Sachin Repal of the Thane Territorial Forest Department said the department had received reports of the animal’s presence. PIC/ Sources

A rescue team was immediately dispatched to the site. PIC/ Sources

Volunteers from NGO SARRP- India are also at the spot to assist the forest department. PIC/ Ranjeet Jadhav

The leopard has injured six people. PIC/ Sources

Repal urged locals to stay away from the building and avoid provoking the leopard, warning that any such attempt could trigger a human–leopard conflict. PIC/ Sources

Rescue efforts are underway. PIC/ Aditya Shinde

Police manage crowd as rescue operation continues at Parijat CHS, Bhayandar East. PIC/ Satej Shinde

Police officials were advising people to stay away from the site. PIC/ Satej Shinde

Residents were watching the rescue operation from their building gate or house window at BP Cross Road in Bhayandar East. PIC/ Satej Shinde

The leopard has caused a major panic across the area. PIC/ Satej Shinde

A local said, "The presence of local politicians and their workers in large numbers near the building is making it difficult for the forest department to rescue the leopard." PIC/ Sources

An official from the Forest Department confirmed that the leopard has been successfully tranquilised

Blue round dot is where the leopard was in Bhayander East

Leopard rescued and taken to SGNP from incidents place at Bhayandar (East) in Thane. PIC/Satej Shinde

SGNP Director Anita Patil has sent the SGNP leopard rescue team to the spot along with Wildlife veterinarian Dr Nikhil Bangar, who has expertise to rescue the Leopard. PIC/Satej Shinde

An official from the Forest Department confirmed that the leopard was successfully tranquilised around 2.18 pm. The leopard is now rescued and taken to SGNP. PIC/Satej Shinde