The male leopard, which was first sighted at the remains of the Indo-Portuguese fort in Vasai on March 29, which triggered panic among residents, has been caught. Joint efforts of the Maharashtra forest department, wildlife NGOs, and researchers helped nab the big cat in the wee hours of Tuesday.

The officials had installed multiple trap cameras to monitor the movement of the leopard, which initially survived on the stray dogs but, later, it is believed that the big cat was surviving on rodents that are found in abundance at the fort.