The forest department officials on Wednesday managed to capture a leopard that was seen leaving the Korum Mall in Thane around 5.30 am. The leopard is believed to have entered the mall complex after scaling the perimeter wall.<br /><br />CCTV footage showed the wild cat leaving the mall premises around 5.30 am.<br /><br />A search operation was initiated after the leopard was seen moving towards the Vasant Vihar residential area in the vicinity.<br /><br />After searching the adjacent areas, the forest department officials managed to trace the leopard to the basement of the nearby Hotel Satkar Residency at Cadbury Junction in Thane.