For the past seven days, over 30 forest department staffers and over 15 volunteers are working in shifts and seven cages have been set up, but the problem leopard, suspected of attacking seven people at Aarey, is yet to get trapped. This is thanks to the difficult terrain and high human density. On Sunday, around 6 pm, a leopard mock charged a local at Aarey colony.

The forest department was also considering tranquilisation, but experts are of the opinion that this is not possible in case of the leopard which is fast and is roaming in high density areas. Aarey Milk Colony, spread across 16 sq km, has 27 tribal hamlets as well as several cattle farms and slum pockets with a population of over 40,000 people.