The forest department officials have begun crackdown on poaching attempts inside Film City, located near Sanjay Gandhi National Park, after Maharashtra Security Force (MSF) guards found three live snares while patrolling on Wednesday.

On Friday, the Thane Forest Department (Territorial) launched a combing and de-snaring operation inside Film City and. A total of 25-30 forest department staff members along with MSF security guards and 10 volunteers conducted foot patrolling.