Maharashtra: Leopard Dies After Being Hit By Vehicle In Nagpur

Nagpur: A leopard died apparently after being hit by an unidentified vehicle in the Kalmeshwar forest range in Nagpur district, forest department officials said on Wednesday.

A release by Assistant Conservator of Forest (Nagpur) PS Pakhle said the leopard, aged 3.5 to 4 years, was found dead in a farm at Adasa on Telgaon-Telkamptee road in the Kalmeshwar forest range on Tuesday evening.

The release said all body parts of the leopard were found intact and the wild animal's post-mortem was conducted as per National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) guidelines.

During the post-mortem examination, internal injuries were detected which primarily indicated the leopard may have been hit by a vehicle, whose identity was not yet known, it said.

The forest department is further investigating the incident, the release added.

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