Forest officials have suspended the operation to capture leopard C32 that is suspected of attacking people at Aarey colony. Permission to trap or sedate the big cat got over on October 31. For now, they will continue with the camera-trapping exercise.

Over 30 officials from the Thane forest division — Territorial and the Sanjay Gandhi National Park worked in shifts through October to capture the leopard. They were also joined by 15 volunteers. Authorities had set up seven cages.