A 60-year-old sanitation worker, Vijay Sukur Sapte, was allegedly shot dead during an illegal wild boar hunt in Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Seven people have been booked, two arrested, and a doctor named as an accused over a death certificate allegedly issued via WhatsApp video call before the cremation. (Written by Samiullah Khan and Ranjeet Jadhav) (Illustrations/Uday Mohite)

An injured leopard has been spotted on the IIT Bombay campus over the past two to three months, prompting the forest department to intensify monitoring and prepare for a rescue operation. The leopard is suspected to have an eye injury and is being tracked through camera traps installed across the sprawling campus.  (Illustrations/ Uday Mohite)