Leopard cub dies in Andhra Pradesh after being run over by vehicle

A six-month-old leopard cub died at Hatakeswaram near Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh after a vehicle ran over it, said an official on Saturday.

Allen Teron, deputy director, Atmakur, Wildlife Division, Nagarjunsagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve said the accident occurred around 9 pm on Friday.

''It is a leopard cub, about five to six months old. Most probably the leopard was run over by a vehicle,'' Teron told PTI and said the accident occurred on a road which leads to Srisailam near Hatakeswaram tri-junction.

Forest officials have begun the procedure to conduct a post-mortem on the feline, following the National Tiger Conservation Authority guidelines.