India, Feb. 18 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has begun installing spiral barbed wire atop the 20-foot boundary wall of Sardar Pratap Singh Garden in Mulund after a leopard was spotted entering a neighbouring housing society earlier this month, triggering panic among residents.

The move follows a February 6 incident in which a leopard reportedly jumped over the garden wall and entered the Silver Birch residential building complex, located on the outskirts of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). The big cat is believed to have entered the compound to prey on a stray dog.

According to the 2024 wildlife census, around 54 adult leopards are estimated to be living inside SGNP.

Local legislator Mihir Kotecha, who resides ...