The Thane Forest Department has made progress in the poaching case involving an Indian mouse deer found with bullet wounds in Badlapur a few weeks ago. A 25-year-old man from a village in Ambernath has been arrested, and the search is ongoing for two other suspects.

Following the incident, Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF) Sachin Repal from the Thane Forest Department (Territorial) instructed forest officials to prioritise the arrest of those involved in the poaching incident and to enforce legal action as required.