Pramila Rinjad and her three-year-old son Pranay along with other villagers at Chafyachapada. File Pic

It seems that the Monday night incident at Chafyachapada in Aarey, in which a woman rescued her son from the claws of a leopard, is something that was waiting to happen. Reason: Time and again the forest department has been asking the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Aarey CEO to set up public toilets and install lights in the area, but till date nothing has been done in this regard. Looking at the dangerous conditions under which the locals of the area are living, the department has decided to put forward the request once again.