In yet another example proving how linear infrastructure projects like roads and railway lines passing close to forests pose a grave threat to wildlife, a leopard was killed in the early hours of Friday while attempting to cross a rail track. The spot where the mishap took place is close to Kaman Road Station on the Vasai Road-Diva-Panvel Rail Route.

According to Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) officials, on Friday the leopard died between 3 am and 4 am on the Diva-Vasai railway track in the forest limits of Sarjamori Survey No. 66, Parimandal Nagla, Niyatshetra Sarjamori Survey No. 2023.