Mumbai, 19 Dec (HS): A leopard strayed in Meer-Bhayandar

suburb near Mumbai on Friday morning and injured three people of a family.

Growing attacks by leopard and straying into the residential area near city,

have caused a major concern among people. After Nagpur, and Nashik the incident

was reported near Mumbai.

Around 8 am the leopard entered a house in Parijat

Apartments, on Talao road in Meera-Bhayandar behind BP Road. Four people were

present in the house when the leopard attacked them. Among the injured a

25-year-old female is being treated at Saibaba Hospital. The others were taken

to a hospital in the vicinity.

The Fire Brigade and the Police locked the leopard in

a room and summoned the Forest Department officials.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar