Cowherd in custody over suspected leopard poisoning in KarnatakaThe forest department officials have taken a cowherd into custody in connection with the alleged poisoning of a six-year-old male leopard.
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Mysuru: The forest department officials have taken a cowherd into custody in connection with the alleged poisoning of a six-year-old male leopard.
The leopard’s carcass was found at a stone quarry at Kothalavadi near Terakanambi in Biligiri Ranganatha Tiger (BRT) Wildlife division in Chamarajanagar range on Thursday.
A case has been registered and a team of officials, led by Chamarajanagar CCF Heeralal, is probing the case.
Prima facie, it appeared like the leopard had been poisoned to death as the carcasses of a dog and a calf were also found near it, the forest department officials said.