Tiger Run Over By Vehicle, Dies On National Highway In Madhya Pradesh
18 June 2021
Umaria, Madhya Pradesh:
A
tiger was killed after being mowed down by a vehicle while crossing a
national highway in Gunghutti range in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria forest
division early this morning, an official said.
The incident happened on National Highway NH-43, around 35 kilometers away from Umaria district headquarters, the official said.
"It
appears that some light vehicle hit the tiger around 3 am. The body of
the tiger was intact," Umaria Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Mohit
Sood told news agency Press Trust of India.
A forensic
examination of the tiger is being carried out, he said, adding that the
feline was not from the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.
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