Leopard dies in fight with tiger

Chandrapur: A full-grown leopard was found dead at Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) campus in Ordnance Factory, Chanda, on Thursday afternoon. Autopsy findings have concluded that the beast was killed in a territorial fight with a mighty tiger.
RFO, Bhadrawati, Haridas Shende said that people from OF locality reported about spotting carcass of a leopard in Kendriya Vidyalaya. A team of foresters removed the carcass after inquest formality.
The carcass was taken to transit treatment centre (TTC) in Chandrapur where in-charge Dr Kundan Podchelwar carried out post-mortem.
According to Shende, it was a male leopard aged around seven years. It had multiple injuries and post mortem has confirmed that it was killed in a fight with a large predator.
Sources said that a tiger had fractured the skull, shoulder bone and lumber bone of the leopard. The beast died of shock and internal haemorrhage, they said. The carcass was incinerated at TTC in presence of forest officials and witnesses.